Finish Carpentry & Painting

Q. Describe the most common types of jobs you do for your clients.

A. Restoration work exteriors,planking, stem ,rebuilds any of structure decks , cabin house, cap and toe rails interiors bulkheads bunks settees counters an cabinets

Q. What advice do you have for a customer looking to hire a provider like you?

A. You need to enjoy the project process as well as the end result.

Q. If you were a customer, what do you wish you knew about your trade? Any inside secrets to share?

A. Working fast does not always make the project move faster, ti's being efficient

Q. What important information should buyers have thought through before seeking you out?

A. Restoration takes more time than you think,maybe think about it in phases,hull , deck ,cabin house ,systems interior.

Q. Why does your work stand out from others who do what you do?

A. With cad drawings you can see what i think the project should look like, also i can show the plan of attack! That can save time and money, by making changes to the project before we build anything. With restoration work we are traditional to style of the project ,we use modern tools and methods but out come is traditional!

Q. What do you like most about your job?

A. The uniqueness of the projects we do, it's naval design history, art ,alchemy,mathematics all in one.

Q. What questions do customers most commonly ask you? What's your answer?

A. How do you do that? I practice until i figure out the easiest and fast way to do the project.

Q. Do you have a favorite story from your work?

A. Barbecues are always fun on the weekends,we try to problem solve and listen to customer

Q. What do you wish customers knew about you or your profession?

A. My father once said, strive to be the best at what i do. I try to live by that advice

Q. How did you decide to get in your line of work?

A. My cousin ask if i wanted a job working on yachts painting and varnishing

Q. Tell us about a recent job you did that you are particularly proud of.

A. I am proud of all of the work, it go's back to what my father told me, about doing my best.

Q. Do you do any sort of continuing education to stay up on the latest developments in your field?

A. Cad classes ,online tutoring, wood working classes online magazines

Q. What are the latest developments in your field? Are there any exciting things coming in the next few years or decade that will change your line of business?

A. Computer design,archives of naval design online. Materials pricing online

Q. Describe your most recent project, what it involved, how much it cost, and how long it took.

A. Mast restoration on k- 50
spline and re- wire , paint and varnish

Q. If you have a complicated pricing system for your service, please give all the details here.

A. Time and material, bidding can be more expensive for the customer

Q. If you were advising someone who wanted to get into your profession, what would you suggest?

A. Love what you do, or it's just another job,thanks for reading this