My love for boats began in 1976, when I was 9 years old.  My parents moved the family to Maine and bought a Pearson 30, on which I raced and cruised for several years before my dad bought a C&C 40 in 1980.  We had a backyard pool in the early days after moving to Maine, and I used to float a small fleet of homemade boats on moorings that I made from bricks and string and bits of styrofoam.  I even had a small dock and boatyard along the edge where I'd haul these boats out for "repair".  So is it any wonder that I would eventually turn to a career in boats?

I think there are a number of great reasons to bring the boat to me.  Here they are:

• Personal Attention
  Your boat isn't just another job to me.  I'll treat your boat as if she were mine (or maybe even better).  I get excited about the project just the way you do, and this personal connection helps make the project an even greater success.
   
• Value
  As a one-man shop, NYR avoids many of the expensive hassles that larger yards have to deal with.  I can pass these savings along to you with a lower hourly rate than the fancy yards.  But you'll get a first-class job using only the highest quality materials, coupled with all the advice--directly related to the project or otherwise--that I can give you based on my experience.
   
• The Details
  In the end, it's all about the attention to detail.  I want your boat to be beautiful and structurally sound, and you can bet I'll do what I need to to ensure that outcome.  The big picture is important, but little details like labeled wiring, carefully clamped hoses, rubberized clamp band ends, painted bilges and lockers, and meticulous installations--even in those hidden places--make all the difference.  Let me show you how these details can make your project be a step above.

• Involvement in the Entire Process
  Working alone, I do it all, from the grunt work like grinding and sanding, to priming and painting, to systems design and installation, to repowering and woodwork. This enhances the personal connection I have with your boat--heck, I'll likely be crawling into places you've never even been. Plus, you get my undivided attention to answer your questions, offer advice, or discuss any aspect of your project--or even a possible project.  And I do the ordering, billing, and administrative work too, so you can be sure it's all accounted for properly.

• Progress Updates and Communication
  Have you ever been frustrated because the person or business you hired won't or can't give you continual updates on the progress, or seems to withhold information as if the process of working on your possession was somehow a secret?
  
  That won't happen with me.  I document the process thoroughly with photographs, commentary, and hours counts, all right here on the web for you to view at your convenience.  While I find that other boaters with similar interests are frequently interested in viewing this sort of documentation--in fact, perhaps an existing project of mine is what led you here in the first place--it is entirely your option whether to make your project public, available with a link from this website, or to keep it private for your own viewing only.  Or, we can dispense with the online documentation entirely; it's your choice.
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