When a new boat delivery captain looks around a crowded harbor, he or she sees dollar signs. Crowded marinas can mean lots of opportunities for jobs. But when an experienced boat delivery captain looks around the same harbor, what does he or she see? Well, opportunties for jobs but also opportunities for lost income, disputes with boat owners, calls to SeaTow, or worse, calls to the Coast Guard.
The fact is, not all boats are properly maintained, and not all boat owners are easy to work with. What seems like an...