A berth is a tenancy with water underneath. Term, boat dimensions, deposit and notice period are managed like a flat, not like a parking space.
A job on a boat always carries two clocks. Working time and waiting for a part from abroad are different things, and only one of them is billed to the owner.
Winter storage is an occupancy plan measured in square metres of hardstanding. Not knowing which boat sits where and on what day it leaves costs a full week of shunting at the start of April.
The hoist is the bottleneck of the whole yard. Slots on it reserve a single resource, and two promises for the same morning are an expensive mistake.
Selling a boat depends on paperwork, not on price. Title, registration and deregistration are steps with deadlines capable of stalling a transaction.
Seasonal labour creates a payroll of its own. Doubling the workforce from April to October demands hours per job and not merely per week.