SAMS® – The Society Of Accredited Marine Surveyors, Inc.®
NAMS® – The National Association of Marine Surveyors
YBDSA – Yacht Brokers, Designers and Surveyors Association
CNEMP – Chambre Nationale des Experts Maritimes Plaisance
IIMS – The International Institute of Marine Surveyors
CMMC – Company of Master Mariners of Canada
FEMAS – Federation of European Maritime Associations of Surveyors and Consultants.
SCMS – The Society of Consulting Marine Engineers and Ship Surveyors
YBAA – The Yacht Brokers Association of America
SMA – The Society of Maritime Arbitrators, New York, New York
NASBLA – National Association of State Boating Law Administrators, Lexington Kentucky
AERA – The Engine Builders Association
Boat Information
Digital Boat Brochures – Have an old brochure emailed
Marine Marketplace – Links to Every Boat & Engine Builder on the Planet. Well…. almost.
Everything Boatbuilding – What you need to know to go into boatbuilding
MarineEngine.com – Engine Manuals, Engine Serial Number Information and Parts
Engine Serial Number Locations & Model Year Data
United States Coast Guard – Manufacturers Identification Code (MIC) Database
SailboatData.Com – Specification on over 7000 sailboats
Boat Values
BUCValu – Used Boat Price Guides
Martin Depreciation Scale in PDF format
NADA Guides – On-Line
Classification / Certification Organizations
ABS – American Bureau of Shipping – USA
DNV – Det Norske Veritas – Norway
IMCI – International Marine Certification Institute
IS – International Register of Shipping – UK
MCA – Maritime & Coast Guard Agency – UK
Continuing Education
Educational Courses, Seminars & Meetings For Marine Surveyors
Abaris Training Resources – Inspection & Repair of Advanced Composite Structures
American Society of Appraisers
IICL – Institute of International Container Lessors – Container Courses
Spaulding Wooden Boat Center – Sausalito, California
Maritime College – State University of New York
The Landing School – Arundel, Maine
Sea School – Serving Mariners Since 1977
WoodenBoat School – Brooklin, Maine
Documentation and Licencing Agents
Alaska Maritime Documentation Inc – Anchorage, Alaska
Grossetti License Consulting – Mark Grossetti, A Premiere Maritime License Consultant
Dictionary/Thesaurus/Encyclopedia
marineterms.com/ – Practical Shipping Vocabulary
Spanish For Cruisers – Boat Repairs & Maintenance Phrase Book
Industrial Supply On-Line
ABATIX – Supplier of Environmental Clean-up Products
CrimeTech – Crime Scene Supplies and Forensics Products
Lab Safety Supply – Products & Information
McMaster-Carr Supply Company – Careful! You could spend hours here!
Industry Associations
AMSEA – Alaska Marine Safety Education Association
ABYC – American Boat and Yacht Council
ABBRA – American Boat Builders & Repairers Association
ASA – American Society of Appraisers
ASNE – American Society of Naval Engineers
ACBS – Antique & Classic Boat Society
AFRIN – Associate Fellow of the Royal Institute of Navigation – UK
BOAT/US – Boat Owners Association of The United States
IAMI – International Association of Marine Investigators
CMTA – Connecticut Marine Trades Association
ICGB – International Cargo Gear Bureau
IICL – Institute of International Container Lessors
MIAS – Marine Insurance Association of Seattle
NAMS® – The National Association of Marine Surveyors
NFPA – National Fire Protection Association
NMMA Canada – National Marine Manufacturers Association Canada
NMMA USA – National Marine Manufacturers Association – USA
NPGA – National Propane Gas Association
N.P.F.V.O.A. – North Pacific Fishing Vessel Owners’ Association
RYA – Royal Yachting Association – UK
SAMS® – The Society Of Accredited Marine Surveyors, Inc.®
SNAME – Society of Naval Architects & Marine Engineers
Insurance Links
Admiral Marine – United Kingdom
American Institute of Marine Underwriters
Grundy Insurance for Classic Boats
Legacy Underwriters – Marine Insurance
NBOA – National Boat Owners Association Marine Insurance
National Insurance Crime Bureau
Transport Information Service – German Insurance Association
Miscellaneous
BoatLabels.com – Source for Boating Safety Labels
Dockwise Yacht Transport – Floating Drydock Service for Yachts
Marine Liens Limited – Look up or Publish Lien Information
MarineTraffic.com – Live Map of Ship Movements
Yacht Clubs With Web Sites – World Wide
Oil & Fuel Analysis
ALS Group – Worldwide
Design Maintenance Systems – North Vancouver, British Columbia
Engineered Lubricants – Maryland Heights, Missouri
Insight Services – Cleveland, Ohio
Intertek Testing and Inspection Services – Worldwide
JG Lubricant Services – Barney Gerdts, SAMS® AFF – Plainfield, Indiana
Machinery Lubrication – The Basics of Used Oil Sampling
The Oil Analysis Lab – Spokane, Washington
Oil Check Laboratory Services – Doncaster, South Yorkshire, UK
R&G Laboratories, Inc – Tampa, Florida
Publications
gCaptain – Maritime and Offshore Industry News On-Line
Repair & Parts Resources
Best Fabrications – Aluminum & Stainless Steel Marine Parts
D&R Marine – Replacement Parts For Sailboats
R.W. Fernstrum & Company – Keel Cooling Systems
GS Products (UK) – Suppliers of Chain, Wire Rope and Marine Fittings
Hydrex Underwater Technology – Underwater Repairs
Jamestown Distributors – Boatbuilding and Woodworking Supplies
Kano Laboratories – Clean Up & Lubricating Products
Klacko Spars – Metal Fabricating, Oakville, Ontario
MarineVinylFabric.com – Marine Grade Vinyl Fabrics, St Paul Minnesota
Planus – Marine Toilet Systems
Rub Rails.com – Design, fabrication and Installation
Ward’s Marine Electric – Electrical Parts and Service
Wilson Distribution – Plastic Pontoons
Boat Junk Yards – New & Used Parts
- Great Lakes Skipper – Racine, Wisconsin
- High Tide Marine – New & Used Bertram Parts – Marathon, Florida
- Kendor Marine – Franklin, Wisconsin
Corrosion Protection
- BoatZincs.com – Marine Corrosion Control Products
- Corrosion Protection Technologies – eCorr/2000
Engines & Drives
- hlsm.com – Engine Info & Parts Pricing
- Fredwarner1.net – On-Line Source For Marine Transmissions
- Marine Parts Express – Drive Train Parts, Edgecomb, Maine
- Marine Parts Warehouse – Sterndrive and Outboard Parts
- Moyer Marine – Parts and Services For Universal Atomic 4 Engines
Propellers Shafts and Struts
- Henry H. Smith & Company – 100 years of Manufacture & Repair
- Michigan Wheel – Prop Size Analysis
- Morel Industries – Struts & Other Castings
- Spartan Marine Hardware – Struts & Other Bronze Castings
- Western Branch Metals – Propeller Shafts, Everything You Will Ever Need To Know
Rudders, Tillers, Keels, Masts and Rigging
- Ballenger Spar Systems – Watsonville, California
- Dwyer Aluminum Mast Company – North Branford, Connecticut
- Foss Foam Products – Replacement Rudders, Williston, Florida
- Klacko Spars – Masts, Rigging & Marine Hardware, Oakville, Ontario
- Mars Metals – Lead Keels
- Rig-Rite, Inc. – Spars, Rigging, and Hardware for Sailboats, Warwick, Rhode Island
- Rudder Craft – Replacement Rudders & Tillers, Boise, Idaho
Winches
- Andersen Winches – By Ronstan Denmark – Vejle, Denmark
- Harken Winches – Pewaukee, Wisconsin
- Hutton Winches – New Hutton Winches, parts for Barient ∓ Barlow – St Marys, NSW, Australia
- Lewmar Winches – Pewaukee, Wisconsin
- winchspares.com – Parts & Service Kits for Many Obsolete Winches – South Coast, United Kingdom
Windshields and Glass
- Ocean Dynamics USA – Windshields & Glass For Any Boat
- Taylor Made Systems – Windshields & More For Any Boat
Software
Force 5 Survey Report Software – by Stevens & Stevens
Password Minder – By Joe LeBlanc – Keep Track of Passwords (Encrypted)
OpenCPN Software for Marine Navigation
Software Registration Manager – By Joe LeBlanc – Keep Track of Licence and Registration Numbers (Encrypted)
Structural Testing and Failure Analysis
Aliya Analytical Failure Analysis and More – Grand Rapids, Michigan
Bell Metallurgy Metallurgical Failure Analysis – San Diego, California
British Institute of Non-destructive Testing – UK
Pacific Testing Laboratories – Valencia, California,
Plastics Technology Laboratories – Plastics Testing
Structural Composites – Composite Testing Lab Melbourne Florida
University of Maine Composites Laboratory
Technical Information
Inspection Grading Criteria for the ABS Hull Inspection and Maintenance Program (HIMP)” – Printable booklet illustrating how to asses hard coatings
boatdiesel.com – All You Need To Know About Marine Diesel Engines
Corrosion Technology Laboratory – NASA – Kennedy Space Center
The Engineering ToolBox – The Flash Point of Different Fuels
Gurit – A Wealth Of Information About Advanced Composite Materials
Interplastic Corporation – Product Literature: Technical Papers
OPD Information – (Overfilling Prevention Device for Propane Bottles)
Plastics International – Chemical Resistance Chart – compatibility of different plasticks and chemicals
Sandmeyer Steel Company – Everything You Ever Wanted To Know About Stainless Steel
SAE International -Society of Automotive Engineers – Standards & Guidelines
Specialty Steel Industry of North America Information Center
Tools and Instruments
Barcol Impressor – Hardness Tester
Diesel Laptops. – Diesel Engine Diagnostic Hardware and Slftwarer
EVIDENT – Investigation Products – Photo Evidence Scales
Flir Infrared Camera – by Flir Systems
The Hammer Source – 500 Kinds of Hammers
Phase II – Thickness Gauges
Protimeter – Moisture Meters and Hygrometers
Strut Pro – Cutless Bearing Replacement Tool
Tool Experts – Boca Raton, Florida
UE Systems – Ultrasonic Detection Technology
Wagner – Moisture Meters (Made in the USA)
Western Instruments – Thickness Gauges
Vessel Registration, Regulations & Safety Resources
Australian List Of Registered Ships
Australian Shipping Registration Office
CPS – Canadian Power and Sail Squadrons
IMCI – International Marine Certification Institute – European Union Regulations
Radio Licensing – UK
Occupational Safety & Health Administration – U.S. Department of Labor
Smartboater.ca – Canadian Safe Boating Council
Transport Canada – Marine Safety & Regulations
Transport Canada – Ship Registration Site (Documented Vessels)
TWIC – Transportation Worker Identification Credential – US Transportation Security Administration
United Kingdom Ship Registration – Operated by the Maritime and Coastguard Agency
United States Coast Guard – Office of Boating Safety
- United States Coast Guard – Online Vessel Safety Check
- United States Coast Guard – Virtual Vessel Safety Check
- United States Coast Guard – Vessel Safety Check Form (PDF)
United States Coast Guard – Manufacturers Identification Code (MIC) Database
United States Coast Guard – Port State Information eXchange (PSIX) system
USCG Notices of Vessel Recalls & Safety Defects
United States Electronic Code of Federal Regulations – Searchable CFR’s
United States National Vessel Documentation Center
BoatInfoWorld.com – Look Up US Documented Vessels By Owner’s Name, Boat Name, Official Number, Builder, State, Zip Code, City or County
Maritime Documentation Center – USCG NVDC Database Vessel Documentation Search
USPS – United States Power Squadrons
Vessel Research & Design
Royal Institution of Naval Architects – United Kingdom
The Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers
Weather Related Sites
Compu-Weather – Forensic Meteorology (Past Weather Conditions)
NOAA – National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (USA)
PassageWeather.com – Sailing Weather Forecasts Worldwide
Vaisala – Lightning Event Analysis.
The Weather Underground – Free Weather Info