Marinas, skippers, surveyors, engineers and crew — the people who keep boats moving.
Diagnosed a generator fault over video last night from Kochi for a boat in Fiji. Turned out to be a loose sense wire. Thirty minutes, no flights. This is what the video calls are for.
Paused my Competent Crew weekends for the winter refit. Back in October with new sails and, finally, a working heater.
Anyone done the Tasman crossing in October recently? Weather windows seem shorter than the pilot book suggests.
Photo of the week: a raw water pump with the wrong impeller, run dry, and then "why is it overheating?" Check the part number, not the colour.
Went aloft on a 2009 rig today: wire fine, terminals cracked, spreader tips corroded through. The owner had been told it was "all good" last year. Get someone who actually climbs.
Question for the surveyors: buyer wants a moisture survey on a 1998 GRP hull that has been in the water for three years. How long out of the water before readings mean anything?
PSA: if your lithium install has no alternator protection, the first time the BMS disconnects under charge you will find out what a diode costs. Ask before you switch it on.
Crew placement for Black Sea and Med deliveries: two or three checked candidates within a week. Quote depends on the passage.
Anyone in Palma this week who can find why a 44 ft cat trips the pontoon RCD every time it plugs in? The owner has tried two adapters. Quote please.
Berth swap on offer: 12 m in Palma for June–September, looking for Liguria or Croatia. Paperwork handled on both sides.
Co-skipper wanted, Halifax → Horta in June on a Swan 48. About 14 days, flight home covered. Ocean miles and a reference.
Next Day Skipper theory course starts the first Tuesday of the month, eight evenings online, max six people. Two places left.
Two survey slots left in October in the Saronic before the yards close for the season. Pre-purchase, out of the water, report in five days.
Crew wanted for Lisbon → Las Palmas in mid-November on an HR46. Six days, watches of four, flights home paid. Good miles for anyone chasing Yachtmaster.
გამარჯობა! Crew agent in Batumi. Deck and engine crew for deliveries and charter seasons, certificates checked before anyone boards.
Hello from Kochi. Marine engineer, ex chief engineer. I diagnose engine problems over video — point the phone at it and talk.
Bonjour. Diesel engineer in La Rochelle, Volvo Penta and Yanmar. Post a photo of your engine bay and I will tell you what I see.
Ciao! Surveyor in Genoa, osmosis and moisture specialist. If someone tells you a 1985 hull has "no osmosis at all", get a second opinion.
Halifax delivery skipper, North Atlantic. Cold water, big weather, good coffee. Looking for a co-skipper for June.
Привіт from Odesa. Boat care and detailing in the marinas here. Also a photographer in the off-season, so expect boat photos.
Marine engineer, Kochi · ship repair and troubleshooting
Kochi, India
Crew agent, Batumi · Black Sea and Mediterranean
Batumi, Georgia
Sail training on Sydney Harbour
Sydney, Australia
Offshore delivery skipper, North Atlantic
Halifax, Canada
5.0 (1)Yacht surveyor, Liguria · osmosis and moisture
Genoa, Italy
Boat care and detailing, Odesa marinas
Odesa, Ukraine
Diesel engineer, La Rochelle
La Rochelle, France
RYA Yachtmaster Instructor · Day Skipper to Coastal Skipper
Rotterdam, Netherlands
5.0 (1)Delivery crew and deckhand, Pacific and Tasman
Auckland, New Zealand
Berthing manager, Palma · berth swaps and winter contracts
Palma, Spain
Rigger and sailmaker on the Solent
Southampton, United Kingdom
Marine electrician · 12/24 V systems, lithium, Victron
Kiel, Germany
Intelimaris started as a directory of marinas and grew into the place where the people around them find each other: delivery skippers between passages, surveyors who will look at a hull before you wire the deposit, engineers who know a Volvo Penta from a Yanmar by ear, riggers, sailmakers, instructors and the crew who make a season happen.
Post what you offer or what you need — a co-skipper for the Azores leg, a berth swap for the summer, someone to check a lithium install before the insurer does. Prices are yours to set: per day, per hour, a fixed job, a quote, a swap, or free when it is a favour between sailors. Bookings here record what both sides agreed; the money changes hands however you like.
Be honest about tickets and experience, keep survey findings factual, and remember that the person on the other end may be reading this from a pontoon with one bar of signal. Marina staff and verified professionals carry a badge once the community team has seen their paperwork.