Yacht management and buffing on Oʻahu
Clean, checked, ready to leave the slip.
Monthly yacht management and professional buffing on Oʻahu, from two USCG-licensed captains who own the company.
Quotes come from a free walk-through at your slip.
Monthly management
Each plan contains the one before it, and every one of them starts with us walking your dock. A captain boards on a schedule, salt comes off the gelcoat before it etches, the engine gets started and run monthly, and the photo report lands the same day we were there, however often you make it to the dock. Plans are month to month and bill on the 1st. Cancel anytime.
| Covered work | Dock Watch $249/mo | Clean & Watch $499/mo | Full Management $1,095/mo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Two walk-throughs a month with a same-day photo report | Included | Included | Included |
| Monthly engine start and systems run | Included | Included | Included |
| Freshwater washdown | 1/mo | every visit | every visit |
| Quarterly wash and wax | Not included | Included | Included |
| Haulout and vendor coordination | Not included | Not included | Included |
| Insurance-survey prep | Not included | Not included | Included |
| Service log with photo reports | Not included | Not included | Included |
The skipper add-on puts one of us at your helm when the boat has to move and you cannot be aboard. Deliveries between harbors, yard runs, a day on the water with your family: $475 half day, $750 full day.
Plan prices cover boats to 45 ft. 46–65 ft adds 25 percent. Over 65 ft is quoted.
Detailing and buffing
Salt dries on gelcoat and starts etching; Hawaiʻi sun bakes the pigment until the surface goes chalky. That chalk is oxidation, and wax will not fix it: wax only protects a surface that already shines. A buff cuts the dead layer off with a machine and compound, brings the color back, and gives the wax something to hold. Every job is priced by the foot, at your slip or on the hard, and we name the number before anything touches the hull.
| Work | Price |
|---|---|
| Wash | $6/ft, $150 minimum |
| Wash and wax | $18/ft |
| Buff and polish one step | $35/ft |
| Full detail by condition | $38–55/ft |
| Oxidation removal and gelcoat restoration | $65–90/ft |
| Ceramic coating after restoration | $50/ft |
| Diver bottom clean one-time | $5/ft, $150 minimum |
| Teak | Quoted |
Before and after
A pair from our own work goes here once it is shot at the dock. No stock stands in.
Where we work
We work every harbor and private dock on Oʻahu: Ala Wai, Keʻehi, Hawaiʻi Kai, Ko Olina, Heʻeia Kea, Haleʻiwa and Waiʻanae, plus dry storage and trailered boats by arrangement.
Run by the owners
Honolulu Yacht Management is owned and run by Craig Riley and Ocean Hensedorroh, both USCG-licensed captains. We both do the management visits and the instruction, and the detailing crew works under us on the dock. Contact stays direct: the captain who answers the phone is a captain who walks your dock.