Yacht Management South Florida Inc.

  For a lot of owners, dockside care means a weekly wash-down and not much else. Everything beyond that ends up spread across separate vendors and a casual crew member, with invoices that never look the same twice. A structured dockside care program replaces that with a set schedule and a known scope, and it protects the parts of the boat you cannot see as well as the parts you can. Built Around the Vessel At Yacht Management, every dockside care plan is customized to the boat. A yacht that runs most weekends needs a different rhythm than one that sits for two months between trips. Our dedicated service teams maintain boats at the owner's home dock or at any marina in the South Florida area, seven days a week. Each plan is built on five core services. Detailing and Wash-Downs Salt and exhaust soot do steady damage to gelcoat, topside paint, and stainless. Regular wash-downs remove that buildup before it sets. Complete detailing, including waxing, compounding, and buffing, restores ...

  Every boat that sits in salt water is dealing with corrosion, whether the owner sees it or not. Sacrificial anodes are the simplest defense, and getting the amount right matters more than most owners realize. Too little protection leaves metal exposed. Too much can cause a different set of problems. Here is what Yacht Management wants owners to know. What Sacrificial Anodes Do Corrosion is an electrochemical reaction that happens when metal stays in contact with an electrolyte, such as seawater, for long periods. Plating and galvanizing are two ways to protect metal from it. Sacrificial anodes are the third, and they are the ones most owners deal with directly. An anode is made from a metal that is more chemically active than the metal it protects. Because it is more active, it corrodes first. In other words, the anode gives itself up so the metal it is attached to does not wear away. Zinc, Aluminum, and Magnesium Zinc is the most common choice, which is why most boaters simply c...