Robert Burton | Marine Surveyor & Engineer

Marine Surveyor & Engineer | BEng (Hons), DipMarSur.
Independent marine surveys, engineering, boats, machinery & maritime life.
Director of Burton Marine Ltd.

[Robert Burton | Marine Surveyor & Engineer @RBurtonMarine]

Three narrowboats, a very large crane and two enormous horses! 🐴🏗️

Marine consultancy work for Scottish Canals at The Kelpies today, assessing vessels as they were craned out for transport by Horizon.

Not a bad backdrop for a day's work!

#MarineSurveyor #TheKelpies

[Robert Burton | Marine Surveyor & Engineer @RBurtonMarine]

Hydrolock! 💥

This severely bent conrod came from a marine diesel engine running when the boat sank.

Water is effectively incompressible, but the momentum of a running engine is considerable. The resulting forces can cause catastrophic damage!

#MarineEngineering #Hydrolock

[Robert Burton | Marine Surveyor & Engineer @RBurtonMarine]

A frosty start surveying this 2003 Bavaria 32 today. ⛵

Some overdue maintenance, but remarkably little osmotic blistering despite reportedly being afloat in freshwater since 2017.

Great to have the prospective purchaser along to explain findings to.

#MarineSurvey #Windermere

[Robert Burton | Marine Surveyor & Engineer @RBurtonMarine]

Never judge a narrowboat by its paintwork! ⚓

Surveyed this project boat at Sowerby Bridge. Despite its tired appearance, ultrasonic testing found 9.4mm remaining on the original 10mm baseplate and 5.8mm on the hull sides.

A very pleasant surprise!

#MarineSurveyor #Narrowboat

[Robert Burton | Marine Surveyor & Engineer @RBurtonMarine]

A varied week surveying boats: narrowboats in Yorkshire and a Four Winns motor cruiser at Largs.

A Springer narrowboat with well-executed overplating, a fractured engine exhaust, questionable wiring and others.

Never quite know what you'll find when you start looking properly.

[Robert Burton | Marine Surveyor & Engineer @RBurtonMarine]

At the Polish Veteran’s Club, Kirkcaldy for this year’s IIMS Scotland seminar. The memorial commemorates the Katyń Massacre of 22,000 in 1940 - largely unknown due to Soviet cover-up.
#iims #IIMSScotland #katyń #katynmassacre #polishhistory #neverforget #historymatters

[Robert Burton | Marine Surveyor & Engineer @RBurtonMarine]

A varied selection of boats this week and the usual whistle-stop tour of northern Britain! Surveys for restorations, refits and insurance.

#marinesurveyor #yachtsurveyor #boatsurvey #BurtonMarineLtd #yorkshire #scotland #northberwick #edinburgh #skipton #knottingley

[Robert Burton | Marine Surveyor & Engineer @RBurtonMarine]

Cohoe III, built in 1950 for K. Adlard Coles, winner of her class in the 1957 Fastnet Race. Designed by Charles A. Nicholson, built by R. A. Newman & Sons, and owned by her current ship’s master for nearly 50 years.

#classicyacht #adlardcoles #cohoeIII #burtonmarine #woodenboat

[Robert Burton | Marine Surveyor & Engineer @RBurtonMarine]

This Roberts 370 ketch has been a thirty-year project for her owner. Burton Marine Ltd were asked to provide advice and professional input on the work carried out so far and the best way forward.#burtonmarine #marineconsultancy #projectyacht #boatbuilding #boatyardlife🛥⚓️

[Robert Burton | Marine Surveyor & Engineer @RBurtonMarine]

Insurance survey today of the classic 47’ McGruer yawl Rinamara.
Clydebuilt in the truest sense, launched from McGruer’s Gareloch yard in 1968, she remains a fine example of Scottish yachtbuilding.
#mcgrueryachts #clydebuilt #rinamara

[Robert Burton | Marine Surveyor & Engineer @RBurtonMarine]

Just posted a photo https://t.co/RlgBYa4jp4

[Robert Burton | Marine Surveyor & Engineer @RBurtonMarine]

I am pleased to announce that I can now offer Boat Safety Scheme Examinations and Certification in addition to Yacht and Small Craft Surveys. I work throughout Scotland and the North of England. #boatsafety #marinesurveyor

[Boat Safety Scheme @BoatSafetySch]

If it burns carbon fuel, there's a risk of CO poisoning.
Install all equipment competently, get it professionally checked routinely. Follow the makers instructions. Badly improvised systems are costing lives.
Inland boats must have CO Alarms - read |https://t.co/3GKCJ7z9au

[Robert Burton | Marine Surveyor & Engineer @RBurtonMarine]

In this era of climate change and sustainability the UK’s new national flagship should be a versatile, multi-role tall ship. British maritime heritage and a renewed interest in wind driven commercial craft could provide the ideal basis for such a project.

https://t.co/qax2hphYpL

[Robert Burton | Marine Surveyor & Engineer @RBurtonMarine]

Not just marine surveys, I also undertake statutory examinations of lifting equipment and accessories such as these slings and shackles for a local events company. Contact me if you have a similar requirement.

[EcoClipper @EcoClipper]

"The language is part of the joy of working in #traditional vessels."

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[Dumfries & Galloway! What's Going On? @DGWGO]

#Wigtownshire Writer's New Book Revisits The 1850 Steamboat Disaster At #Portpatrick

Families boarding the paddle steamer The Orion at Liverpool in 1850 had every reason to believe they would enjoy a swift and pleasant sailing to Glasgow.

@FoggieToddler
https://t.co/pdnJAyknG7

[RYA Scotland @RYAScotland]

Restrictions in Scotland remain #StayAtHomeSaveLives while @RYA and @RNLI have produced guidance for a #returntoboating in England which can help us plan and adapt in the future. Info on Scottish guidance
https://t.co/RXz1l9hgG1

[Plansafe @Plansafe]

When it comes to reopening premises after they have been closed for some time employers will need to take some steps to ensure that they are safe to reoccupy. Our professional consultants can give you specific advice.

[Scottish Canals @scottishcanals]

'Believe me, my young friend, there is nothing – absolutely nothing – half so much worth doing as simply messing about in boats.'

This #WorldBookDay we delight in the suggestion that the #CrinanCanal was the inspiration for the much loved tale of Wind in the Willows 🐸⛵