Offshore Ginger
New member
You forgot to mention the ones you give a very good price on the job thats done and they still want a better deal .
Headlines
marine jobs
- Thread starter publius
- Start date
Give it time, you'll see! LOL
DollaBill
New member
Nothing is perfect. When I had my last marine biz I wanted to get out for 2 reasons 1) the people WILL drive you nuts if you let them and 2) the money.
Looking back on it I would get back into it in a second but would do a couple things diff. Again, I can't figure out a way to make real money in it these days. Marinas are too risky and the banks are too tight these days. I don't want to turn wrenches and I think starting a co and building boats in this environment is a dumb idea.
Hmm, maybe a website.... LOL jk
Geronimo36
Charter Member
My wife thinks I should start my own thing and get back into it.... #2 is what makes me extremely hesitant... The glass cieling is what ultimately made me leave...I actually took a pay-cut to make the jump at first.:smash:
Offshore Ginger
New member
So Frank , were you more happy when grinding or laminating using epoxy with 1708 when raising the X dim ha ha haDo what makes you happy!
Steve 1
Contributor
I have never regretted my choice for a single second it has taken me all over and sometimes feel like the luckiest person on earth; except when looking at the wall clock and seeing 4:00 AM with a very hot grinder in my hand,but that goes with the Job as *This is a life style also and the work schedule makes it Very hard on Marriages, But again bringing a new boat from Imagination through design too reality splashing the thing and testing this comes close almost too the Birth of a mans oldest son in soul enrichment.
*The work on the floor will tell you when it is done not the time of day.
*The work on the floor will tell you when it is done not the time of day.
Last edited:
DollaBill
New member
Let me clarify that a bit. The problem was that the marina property I bought in 1999 had become so valuable that I couldnt justify NOT selling it. It would have taken me 10 years to make the same money I could selling the property. So it went... along with my business
Geronimo36
Charter Member
So Frank , were you more happy when grinding or laminating using epoxy with 1708 when raising the X dim ha ha ha
Nice Artie!!! Yes, it gives much more personal satisfaction laminating and forming that epoxy into perfection!!!!:driving:
Geronimo36
Charter Member
Bill, which marina did you own?
Offshore Ginger
New member
PUBLIUS -DONAlD , not to be rude but what is it exactly you would like to do in the marine business and could you please elaborate ........... Artie
DollaBill
New member
It was North Myrtle Beach Marina. I renovated the property and re-named it Silver Coast Boating Center. Big place 4 acres on the ICW, 200 racks inside, large yard, 60 ton Travellift, 80 ton crane, 2 taylor T120 forklifts. Had approx 10-15 tech's depending on the time of the year. full cabinet shop, diesel repair, hi-perf shop (obviously). new boats and yacht brokerage. Paradise my friend.
BraceYourself
Charter Member
Bill,
That combination sounds like death.
Meaning you were doing it right but at that level all you would be doing is managing all the problems and that in itself would consume your whole life.
DollaBill
New member
It was a handfull LOL. But once I got it running right mgt wise, I was able to spend 80% of my time in the sales side. Thats when the fun really started. It was the most stressful time of my life though.
Here's the icing. When I first bought the place it had a bar/rest/ that was a strip club on the property too and I was leasing a 150' dock to a 200' casino ship! I called it Sin Street. It was great. Strip Club, gambling and high performance boats. I remember telling my dad "I finally made it" LMAO
Here's the icing. When I first bought the place it had a bar/rest/ that was a strip club on the property too and I was leasing a 150' dock to a 200' casino ship! I called it Sin Street. It was great. Strip Club, gambling and high performance boats. I remember telling my dad "I finally made it" LMAO
Offshore Ginger
New member
Hey guys , i started out in this business doing classic wooden runabouts in my early teens sweeping floors at pen yen boats in NY and seeing that my parents wanted to get rid of me for the summer they would ship me off to my aunt and uncle's where i fell in love with boats which became my hobby and then my job and somewhere in time over thirty odd years ago i started work at Thompson Boats doing fiberglass repair and to tell you the truth i have had a pretty good ride and if i tell you that i have never regretted what i do , i would be a dam liar and so would every glass man on the planet especially when fully suited up in a Tyvac suit , grinding for weeks on end in 100% weather but non the less it comes with the territory and at my age i can do it in my sleep. I have to say that the most gratification i ever get when doing fiberglass repair is when you can take a sows ear & turn into a silk purse or when i worked at Skater and you would fabricate , hack ,slash , grind , glass , fill , prime , paint ext , ext and see the finished product......WOW and the iceing on the cake it turns out to be a world class kick a$$ boat that you worked on . Sorry guys if i went overboard and im sure i will hear about . ha ha ha
DollaBill
New member
Hey guys , i started out in this business doing classic wooden runabouts in my early teens sweeping floors at pen yen boats in NY and seeing that my parents wanted to get rid of me for the summer they would ship me off to my aunt and uncle's where i fell in love with boats which became my hobby and then my job and somewhere in time over thirty odd years ago i started work at Thompson Boats doing fiberglass repair and to tell you the truth i have had a pretty good ride and if i tell you that i have never regretted what i do , i would be a dam liar and so would every glass man on the planet especially when fully suited up in a Tyvac suit , grinding for weeks on end in 100% weather but non the less it comes with the territory and at my age i can do it in my sleep. I have to say that the most gratification i ever get when doing fiberglass repair is when you can take a sows ear & turn into a silk purse or when i worked at Skater and you would fabricate , hack ,slash , grind , glass , fill , prime , paint ext , ext and see the finished product......WOW and the iceing on the cake it turns out to be a world class kick a$$ boat that you worked on . Sorry guys if i went overboard and im sure i will hear about . ha ha ha
you were just speaking with passion. For some of us this sport runs through our veins
Expensive Date
New member
Was in some rich area I heard he was charging $100.00 just to put drain pluds in.:bump:
Tommy Gun
Charter Member
And all this time I had you figured as the Peggy Fleming type.
bajacleveland
New member
If you were looking at going to school for Marine mechanics, There is the 6 month course at Wyotech or MMI for a year.
Steve 1
Contributor
Hey guys , i started out in this business doing classic wooden runabouts in my early teens sweeping floors at pen yen boats in NY and seeing that my parents wanted to get rid of me for the summer they would ship me off to my aunt and uncle's where i fell in love with boats which became my hobby and then my job and somewhere in time over thirty odd years ago i started work at Thompson Boats doing fiberglass repair and to tell you the truth i have had a pretty good ride and if i tell you that i have never regretted what i do , i would be a dam liar and so would every glass man on the planet especially when fully suited up in a Tyvac suit , grinding for weeks on end in 100% weather but non the less it comes with the territory and at my age i can do it in my sleep. I have to say that the most gratification i ever get when doing fiberglass repair is when you can take a sows ear & turn into a silk purse or when i worked at Skater and you would fabricate , hack ,slash , grind , glass , fill , prime , paint ext , ext and see the finished product......WOW and the iceing on the cake it turns out to be a world class kick a$$ boat that you worked on . Sorry guys if i went overboard and im sure i will hear about . ha ha ha
It gets better: like a Party for you given by a Crown Prince after a UIM World title win, a cool ego boost that makes everything and the pain worthwhile, how does one trade that off?.
Similar threads
