Services

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Marine Survey

Let an active delivery captain, with years of boat and ship building experience, do your next marine survey. Whether to determine suitability and needed work for a prospective boat purchase, or to satisfy the due diligence requirements of a financial partner, our SAMS SA credential speaks to our decades of experience and allows us to act as your advocate.

Let us help you understand your boat, whether yours currently, or one you hope to make yours.

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Yacht Delivery

Have you recently purchased a yacht? Do you need to get your boat to a regatta or other event? Would you like to move it to follow the seasons? Would you like a credentialed marine surveyor to help your delivery?

If looking for a short delivery, we have the ability to quickly respond to your needs in and around New England.

Short and long trip delivery ability. We have a team to deliver yachts from Maine to the Caribbean, and all points in between.

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Boat Handling Coaching

How can I back into my slip with no bow thruster? Want to go through Woods Hole, but currents are tricky?

On-Water coaching for boat handling skills, making use of all available systems – your boat, our experience.

On-Water coaching for navigational training – your system, your boat, our skill.

Consulting services for trip planning. A lifetime spent in New England waters, we will help you confidently plan and enjoy your boat ownership.

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Maintenance Management

Day-of haul or launch services

Assistance with winterizing and spring commissioning

End of season assessments to plan for off-season upgrades and repairs.

Program management of complex multi-vendor refit or repair projects.

Extensive experience in the tech world managing very complex multi-vendor, very high dollar value programs enable us to balance time, budget and deliverables for maximum satisfaction.

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Systems Selection and Training

Chartplotter, AIS, radar, what’s the best to use? When should I have my autopilot follow a planned route, compass heading or apparent wind?

Personal on-water coaching on effective integrated use of the sophisticated and complex systems on their boats

Analysis and Consulting on prioritizing, delivering and managing system integration, upgrades and replacement