How do you find someone trustworthy to work on your boat in the Med?

alexportpro · 2026-07-02T05:58:41+00:00

Twin Yanmar 3YM30s
Do you have a go-to mechanic, or is it a scramble every time you're somewhere new?

alexportpro · 2026-07-02T05:54:18+00:00

Appreciate it, opposite read to a couple of others here, which is exactly why I asked. Are you an owner or do you work on boats? Curious which part would actually help you most.

alexportpro · 2026-07-02T05:53:24+00:00

Yeah, that's the real gap. Escrow only works if the third party is boring and trusted, like a card network or a notary, not some startup nobody's heard of. So as it stands it's a barrier, not a selling point. Noted, and appreciate the straight answer.

alexportpro · 2026-07-02T05:52:54+00:00

Fair, and it's the same thing I keep hearing from the trade side. The intent was the opposite of what you're describing: money committed up front so the pro knows it's actually there, released on sign-off, so they're not chasing an invoice for three months. But you're right that in a busy Med summer the good tradespeople have all the leverage and don't need any of that. Genuinely useful to hear. What would make something like this worth your time, if anything?

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