Saturday, July 13, 2019

The Booming Marine Services Industry

By Gregory Powell


Marine Servicing is anything related to activities involving the provision and maintenance of boats, ships, and other forms of aqua transportation vessels. This specific industry is fast growing in todays economy and is becoming highly profitable. It is especially economic in areas with a coastline like marine services Texas for example.

There is a number of things that can go wrong when out in open waters on your ship if the vessel is not maintained properly prior to its voyage. It fact, there was recorded to be a total of six hundred twenty thousand seven hundred and twenty registered boats in Texas in the year 2004. With that number came a total of one hundred sixty instances of someone getting injured due to these vessels.

This is where there is a need for ship servicing. These are activities done to make sure that vessels are kept safe and functioning well to avoid issues that may arise when in use. They do everything from repairs, to maintenance work, to testing, and storage if you think you will not be using your vessel for a long time and do not want to just leave it in the port the whole time.

There are many repair shops and dealerships available in Texas to provide you services and help you with your needs. Some shops you can find by the coast of the Gulf of Mexico, namely, R and S Mobile Marine Service in Galveston or Extreme Marine in Freeport. There are more available that are not in the coast.

There are dealerships like Quality Marine Services, Incorporated and Capt Kirks Marine in Analaska and Spring, Texas respectively. There are repair shops such as Water Junkies Marine and Extreme Marine in Porter and Freeport, Texas. There is a wide variety of establishment you can get in touch with to help you take care of your boat and handle your needs.

But it is not just the servicing of vessels that is costly, it is everything. Spare parts are also hard to come by when you need them and will require you to shell out a lot of cash when you do find them. Every time you sail is also costly due to the gas to get the engine started. And of course, purchasing the actual boat itself is expensive.

But many still find that the cons do not out weigh the pros. Being able to easily go out and sail with family and friends in a wonderful thing. Enjoying the open waters and endless horizon while admiring the glitter of the tides is a dream for many. And to have the opportunity to do this at ones own convenience is amazing.

But there are also some people who try and pour too much of their savings into buying and owning one of these ships, and it leaves them with very little to actually live by on their day to day life. This is also bad since necessities are to be prioritized and sailing is not a necessity. As mentioned before, a boat is a luxury, generally meant for pleasure.




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