Berth Layup · 2026-10-19 · 5 min read

Nightmare: spring commission fight with no fall layup intake

Composite scenario. Insurers and yards routinely ask for seasonal in/out condition when interior textiles and hull scuffs overlap.

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Without chronological receipts

Fall haul-in was a handshake and a hose-down. Spring photos show cushion staining; the yard invoices detailing; the owner refuses, claiming pre-existing. Neither side has dated zone photos on one receipt.

With onboard → hand back → compare

Fall layup-in baseline on vessel zones, spring-out hand back, compare packet highlighting new tags only, shared PDF before commission billing.

Bareboat and multi-vessel operators: onboard baseline → hand back → compare packet.

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