Buyer’s & Owners Services & Consultancy
Finding the boat and deal that’s fair and right for you.
Professional Crew Screening, Acquisition and Training on your new boat.
No outside commissions, I serve and protect your interests and yours alone.
Shipyard Services and Project Management
From minor service yard periods to major refit and repair evolutions, get advice on how to do it best. There’s always more than one way to skin a cat, some of them leave you bleeding severely. Don’t get bled dry. Get the representation you deserve to keep your vessel sound and proper without being held hostage to exorbitant fees and poor methods.
New Build Fabrication Floor Technical and Supervisory Services
Experienced on the shop floor as an independent detail fabricator/welder. I worked independently from drawings while maintaining technical support for a cadre of Journeyman and Apprentice shipwrights.
The above project was 4-38m commercial passenger vessels in service on the Thames built by Brisbane Ship Construction in Australia.
Design Services High Efficiency; High Sustainability; High Speed Comfort in All Weather.
See X Yacht Project for more details.
Relief and Emergency Recovery
Sometimes things go all the way wrong and you need to deal with it. Whether there is a medical or family emergency, injury or an accident, you need someone who can step on your vessel and get it to where it needs to be and make sure it gets there safely regardless the damages or other surrounding circumstances. Salvage services also available.
Deliveries and Special Projects
There are times when an Owner Operator needs a professional captain to operate their boat. Whether it’s for a delivery for it’s new seasonal location, an event with family and friends where you would rather spend your time with them than the helm or for that revenue generating project that requires a licensed captain, I handle it all and am insurable on any vessel on any waters.
Expert Witness
When your view changes from the Caribbean to the Courtroom, you need someone with the ability to explain in a simple, clear and concise manner your position. An expert witness is really no more than a master and expert teacher in their field. The duty is to educate lay persons in the subject as quickly as possible so they can make an informed judgement. When the stakes are high, you need someone you are confident can come through for you. As a former (lapsed) Texas licensed insurance adjuster, I know my way around that aspect as well.
Dive Team Supervision
Enjoy diving and looking to expand your horizons safely? As a PADI Divemaster and IANTD Trimix diver trained by Billy Deans during my time as his captain, as well as 3 years with CalDive Aquatica in the commercial dive service fleet.
I am experienced in the logistics and protocols to make the big dives happen and have everyone come home safe. Don’t let the detail you missed get someone hurt.
Pilot Services
With 20 years as a commercial utility pilot, mechanic and aircraft owner I hold ratings for Airplanes Single and Multi Engine Land and Sea with an Instrument rating and a Pt 137 endorsement waiver for low level agricultural operations. Whether you want someone to fly you or fly with you as a Safety Pilot, all services are available. I also provide services as a Buyer’s Agent to help locate a plane for you and to protect you from the the ” $20,000 First Annual”.
(That’s my plane 
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Photographic Services
As a lifelong photographer, it was a Camera with which I made a living in the early years sailing schooners.
Dear Henning,
I have not known, what you do in detail, but as I recognized now, I have to tell you a few things:
I am interested in everything, which belongs to the theme: Water. at the surface, below, far below or in chemical detail – everything. one of my great aims is to find out more of the dolphins in the Amazonas. I want to develop an instrument to “see” below the surface like the dolphins to make the amazonas and also the really deep water visual – with this instrument I can find out more about these animals like others before. You habe the possibility to drive such a boot – fantastic. I build up in germany in the moment my office as a water-ingenieur, but i build up parallel the Amway-business, the Bemer-business and Mass Couture – these are all Network-Companies to get money and time to spend for the recovery of the world below the surface ( besides these are companies with really good products, perhaps you know more about Amway – in germany they habe the est cleansers which reduce the waterpollution of the wastewater more than every other product) – I am successful, but it takes time anyway. But wait ca. two years – I will come back to my dream and it would be fantastic, if you could be the captain – is this okay?
best regards
Sonja
As soon as you’re ready Sonja we can build it and make it happen.