Situated on the picturesque banks of the River Great Ouse in St Neots, Cambridgeshire, Priory Waterside & Marina serves as an established inland base within the wider Great Ouse catchment. Operating along this sheltered river navigation, craft berthed or laid up here require meticulous structural checks and technical audits to ensure long-term integrity, safety, and compliance with inland navigation standards.
SafeGuard Marine Survey provides completely independent small craft surveying services directly on-site at Priory Waterside & Marina. Whether you require an out-of-water pre-purchase survey, Ultrasonic Thickness (UT) NDT hull gauging on a steel narrowboat, or an insurance condition report for a river cruiser, our evaluations deliver clear, actionable guidance with zero commercial ties to hosting yards, brokerages, or local moorings.
Haul-Out & Hardstanding Infrastructure: Accommodates local lifting and transfer arrangements, slipway utilization, and hardstanding block-out for inland craft and river cruisers. Out-of-water surveys are strictly coordinated to ensure complete, uninterrupted access to the baseplate, forward and aft swims, stern gear, and underwater appendages.
Surface Preparation & NDT Access: Facilities support the cleaning and removal of freshwater weed, silt accumulation, and loose bottom coatings along the wind-and-water line. This ensures optimal surface contact for ultrasonic transducer coupling and silver/silver-chloride reference electrode testing for stray current corrosion.
Moorings & Site Facilities: Offers secure linear and basin moorings equipped with essential shore-side amenities for short-term and long-term inland craft. Positioned directly on the River Great Ouse, the site provides straightforward navigation access out toward Eaton Socon, St Neots town lock, and the wider Anglian waterways network.