ABOUT

About Jack Clayton & Clayton Marine Surveys

One surveyor. One report. No handoffs.

10+ Years Experience

MEET YOUR SURVEYOR

Jack Clayton

Clayton Marine Surveys is a one-surveyor operation on purpose. Every inspection, every photograph, and every word in the final report is Jack Clayton’s own work.

Clients get a single point of contact from first call to final report — no rotating team, no handoffs, no diluted accountability.

SAMS

Surveyor Associate

ABYC Standards

Certified Marine Standards

ABYC-EL

Certified Marine Electrician

Chapman School

YSCS Valedictorian

IAMI

Marine Investigator

Experience

Over a decade in the marine industry as a technician, delivery captain, charter captain, and Nautic-Ed instructor before becoming a full-time surveyor. That hands-on background means he’s been the person actually fixing the things he now inspects — rigging, diesels, electrical systems, plumbing, fiberglass. He knows what good work looks like and what shortcuts look like, because he’s seen both from the inside.

Approach

Our surveys are thorough to the point of inconvenience. Lockers get emptied. Sole boards come up. Engine rooms get photographed from angles that require contortion. The report is written in precise, defensible language — structured the way lenders, insurers, and broker networks expect to see it.

Clients who want to know exactly what they’re buying, insuring, or claiming should get in touch.

Location & Service Area

Based in Fort Lauderdale, covering all of South Florida — Broward, Miami-Dade, Palm Beach, and Martin counties. Travel available for larger jobs throughout Florida, the Bahamas, and the Caribbean.