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Spring 2026 Rates
Effective March 20th 2025
$165 /hr General Service for vessels on trailer at MDS Facility
$185 /hr Electrical Rigging
$185 per billable hour Marine Technician
Marine Technician rate for onboard electrical/electronic installations. Also applicable to shop fabrication time.
$185 /hr Onboard Consultation
Hourly rate for survey, and general Onboard Consultation requests. Generating follow-up reports is charged at this rate as well.
$185 /hr Remote Consultation & Design
Hourly rate for marine electrical/electronics Remote Consultation & Design services.
Minimum Service Call / Troubleshooting
$375 Flat Rate - MDS Service Call Package
Service Call Package includes up to 1 hour of marine technician troubleshooting/repair service,/setup/teardown time.
$185 /hr MDS Service Call - Beyond 1 hour
TRAVEL
$160 /hr+$10.00 FUEL SURCHARGE per trip Travel Time to/from location.
Hourly rate for technician Travel Time to/from marina, job-specific parts pickup, etc. The hourly rate may be split if we are working on multiple vessels in one marina or location. The flat $10 fee is charged per vessel per visit.
Emergency Services or Non- Scheduled Service (1.5x)
Applied to off hour services/emergency calls, weekend/evening phone call services, or for requests to prioritize service ahead of other previously scheduled work.
Lithium Systems
1000.00 Intro to Lithium Vessel Consult and Audit. Up to 5 Hours of system review, consult and preliminary sketch of system design. (additional time billed by the hour)
185.00 /hr Lithium System Design and Estimating
3d Printing
$6 /hr 3d Printing plus material
$50 /hr Design Services in 3D Fusion
Additional Technician Policy
Rate: $85/hr
An additional technician fee applies when a project necessitates a second set of hands for safety or efficiency. Common examples include:
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Dive Service Tending
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Solar Panel Installations
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Large Component Integration
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Masthead Work
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Tight spaces
Billing Criteria:
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Productivity & Safety: Charges apply only when the second technician is actively accelerating the project's completion or is required for safety protocols. This rate is not billed for observation or "shadowing" time.
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Labor Distribution: If two technicians are simultaneously addressing different aspects of the same job, both will be billed at the full labor rate when appropriate. This ensures the project is completed in a fraction of the time it would take a solo technician.