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Re: How to book owner's time
[Re: stormster]
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02/25/2015 11:49 AM
02/25/2015 11:49 AM
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When I owned a boat with TMM, many years ago, I would strike the deal with the charterer, then turn it over to TMM. They would manage the money, and take care of the charter, just as if they had booked it themselves. Basically, if you have a boat in charter with TMM, Horizon, or similar companies, they primarily want the charter - it can be booked by their booking agent, an independent like Ed Hamilton, or the owner. Each company may work it a bit differently, but that's the general concept - so it's a pretty "safe" arrangement for the client. All this being said, the larger companies (Moorings/Sunsail, who have a little bit more of a time-share arrangement with their owners, work it differently, I believe. If you are booking a boat from someone who does NOT have it with a charter company, that's a whole different set of risks.
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Re: How to book owner's time
[Re: fstorms]
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02/25/2015 02:43 PM
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fstorms said: I've used an owners time on Sunsail a few times. I spoke with the owner on the phone, and also called Sunsail to verify that the person actually owned the boat. The owner then booked it via Sunsail under my name and I was assigned a contract number just like a regular charter. From that point, all dealings were with Sunsail, not the owner. Easy peasy. Did you pay the owner or Sunsail?
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Re: How to book owner's time
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02/25/2015 08:19 PM
02/25/2015 08:19 PM
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not necessarily, we paid TMM for owners time. We even spoke with Barney Crook, yeh a great name for a business owner. They thought we might have issues with the owner's time and they were prepared to switch boats at the same price.They treated us like TMM customers.
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Re: How to book owner's time
[Re: sail2wind]
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02/25/2015 08:26 PM
02/25/2015 08:26 PM
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With Sunsail/Moorings and probably footloose it varies. It can be done many different ways - I have those buying my time pay me directly as this gives them a single payment. Otherwise some payments would be made to Moorings/sunsail and some to the owner. This is something that just needs to be worked out with the owner.
But you can get a contract number once things are worked out and you can call the owners agent to verify. Feel free to PM me with any specific questions - I own a Moorings 43.3.
Matt
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Re: How to book owner's time
[Re: maytrix]
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02/25/2015 11:57 PM
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All owners time bookings with Sunsail and the Moorings should be made directly with the company. The owner simply notifies the company that you will use a week of his guest allotment. You will get a standard contract.nthe base will not even know you are using owners time. The owner is paid directly. There is a per Diem charge that also has to be paid. It's generally 400 to 600 a week. That can be paid directly to Sunsail or the Moorings by the guest or the owner can include it in the price and pay it himself. You should always have a contract in your name with either company so the risk is virtually zero. On occasion some owners will try and sell more time then their guest allotment. If your name is not shown on the contract then you need to get it added to insure its legit. If the owner refuses look elsewhere. G
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