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Thank you nilo- Good input.

That's kind of the process in which I've gone through in the back of my mind, so for the sake of this conversation and gathering information, I'll add / answer those questions as well.

Originally Posted by nilo

I will take a controversial approach and will advise you to first set a profile that you would be looking in a captain, thus asking the questions to yourself first.

1- What kind of scope you are expecting from a captain's duty? Do you want him to be a manager for your boat's expenses and repairs, arranging things and handling finances on his own.

Yes, manage holistically with a simply process of keeping us 'on board' what the what and why and rubber stamping the financials needed behind it. I need to know at a basic level what and why, you [captain] make the best decision, and we write the check (so to speak).

2- Are you going to have a number of crew reporting to him and expect him to arrange their duties as well?

Yes. He is the Captain, so the first mate, deck hands, cook, engineer, etc. (all of one person) would report to him. It's not my interest to micro manage the daily / hourly efforts. That's what you're [captain] being paid to do.

3- How is your character in general? Do you use your boat yourself often? Are you detailed oriented and want to get involved in most things about your boat, or do you delegate responsibility?

Yes, use will be often and solely for ourself, and not out for private charter while we are not on her. I need / want everything detailed for my records and understanding but at the end of the day, I want the management to be with the captain of the smooth operation and functioning of the boat.

4- Do you like to be friendly with the people around you or do you like to keep a distance with them?

Certainly needs to be friendly with others, of course. I want to know he's there when / if needed, but not in my shadows. in a real world scenario, if I'm there and I need a tender or toy launched, I'm happy to give order "please launch ____ (tender/toy) but on the other hand, I've done it many times myself, so I'm happy to do so / willing to do so if I need. I don't want to have to hunt him down to have it done, but again, I don't need him in my shadow to be there for every single movement.

Every owner is different, so I guess the biggest issue is getting through the first set of 'dances' to understand what one another's expectations are and what the 'normal' routine is.

In proof reading what I just wrote, I think I just answered a lot of my question. The biggest issue is understanding and communicating what the expectations are on both ends. It's the initial off and running stages which are critical.