What the First Ninety Days on a New Boat or Shop Floor Actually Look Like

The Version Nobody Tells You About Everyone talks about the big moments: the first solo trip offshore, the first time a customer trusts you with a tough repair. Nobody talks about the ninety days before that, which is where most of the actual work happens. I have started over more than once in this field, […]
What I Was Wrong About With Marine Air Conditioning

The Call I Used to Dread For years, an air conditioning complaint on a boat felt like the least interesting call I could get. A guest cabin running warm, a compressor cycling too much, a unit that worked fine at the dock and quit the moment the boat left the slip. I used to treat […]