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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:

  • Dive Service Tending

  • Solar Panel Installations

  • Large Component Integration

  • Masthead Work

  • Tight spaces

Billing Criteria:

  • 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. 

  • 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. 

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