balboa

Yes, the "Pay peanuts get monkeys" is true everywhere, regardless of the profession so I don't think it explains the salary difference.

I've also worked as an engineer but in the merchant marine and I cannot escape the impression I had to work a lot harder for my money and got my hands dirty more frequently then the typical yacht engineer.

I do not I think lamblast yacht engineers with that observation. It's certainly not the intention. With many of these yachts spending more time in port, obviously the main engine doesn't require as much attention.

I agree with you about the type of engineer I'm looking and I hope this forum will answer some of my questions and/or give me a better idea of what yacht engineer do.

Thorwald