Built for Boat Repair & Marine Service Shops

See how shops like yours track work orders, manage inventory, and stay organized—without the paper chaos.

The Reality of Running a Boat Shop

April – June

📈 Slammed. Boats everywhere. "When will my boat be ready?" 20 times a day. You're guessing.

July – September

🔧 Steady. Keeping up, but barely. Inventory running low. Where did that part go?

October – March

🧊 Slow. Cleaning up. Finding work orders from April you forgot about. Customer calls, boat's been here 6 months.

Sound familiar? You're not alone. Most boat shops run on paper, whiteboards, and memory. It works—until it doesn't.

What Breaks First

These are the problems every boat shop owner tells us about:

1

Lost Jobs

Paper work order falls behind the counter. Customer calls 3 months later. You forgot.

2

Inventory Guesswork

"Do we have that part?" You walk to the shelf. Nope. Customer waits. Lose the sale.

3

Communication Breakdown

Customer calls. You don't know which employee worked on their boat. Flip through papers.

4

Tax Season Nightmare

Accountant asks: "What were your sales in July?" You have receipts... somewhere.

How Barnacle Buddy Fixes This

Not magic. Just software that tracks what boat shops actually need.

Problem: Lost Jobs

Solution

All work orders in one system. Search by customer name, boat, or date. Never lose track again.

Problem: Inventory Guesswork

Solution

Barcode scanning. See stock levels instantly. Auto-deduct when used on jobs. Low stock alerts.

Problem: Communication

Solution

Customer calls? Type their name. See all boats, all jobs, all notes. Answer in 5 seconds.

Problem: Tax Season

Solution

Export all sales to QuickBooks. Or generate reports yourself. All data tracked, always.

A Real Shop

"We had 47 boats in our yard. I couldn't tell you which ones were ready, which ones we're waiting on parts for, or which customers we haven't called back in 3 weeks."

"Now? I open Barnacle Buddy. See every boat's status. Click a customer's name. See their full history. I look like I actually know what I'm doing."

— Boat shop owner, 6-person team, switched from Excel

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