small boat

hi there ,i got a small boat from my da ,hopeing to do a bit of inshore fishing this summer on the east coast. iam looking for advice on where i can send the boat for a good check out as it has not seen water for some years now ,it is a 16ft fiber glass open boat,all info would be great,thanks

Hi Petewx, sent you a pm

Pete,
First off if the boat looks OK there’s a good chance that it is OK. Inspect the hull and especially the transom with Mk I eyeball. Have anyone you know who knows boats to have a look as well. Look for cracks in the glass (not paint) Soft patches in the glass etc.
Other than getting a proper survey done, you could get a RNLI sea check done as well. The guy doing it will advise on safety, I’m sure they would comment on anything that is blatantly not right.

thanks lads boat being checked out ,better to be safe