by Geest » March 21, 2024, 2:18 pm
Comes down to priorities I suppose, ASC has always spent on internals like cargo hold steelwork and machinery work while clearly ignoring the externals, while Interlake may do the opposite or a 50/50 approach. Interlake being owned by the Barker family means a lot insofar as private funding sources are concerned, they have quite the shipping empire built up and don't have to report to a board of directors on expenditures like ASC does with Oaktree and before that AIP and GATX. From personal experience down in the Gulf, the boats that were all shined up and filled with all sorts of perks were usually the worst to work for since the company cared about image more than anything else.
Hull life extension on the lakes with or without paint is something of a non-issue since its freshwater. I know on this site there have been more than a few threads and photos of ASC boats coming out of 5yrs with just the undersides painted, so maybe they are just prioritizing the parts that make money and reduce cost. They are workboats after all, and the footers are a soon to be dying breed.
Comes down to priorities I suppose, ASC has always spent on internals like cargo hold steelwork and machinery work while clearly ignoring the externals, while Interlake may do the opposite or a 50/50 approach. Interlake being owned by the Barker family means a lot insofar as private funding sources are concerned, they have quite the shipping empire built up and don't have to report to a board of directors on expenditures like ASC does with Oaktree and before that AIP and GATX. From personal experience down in the Gulf, the boats that were all shined up and filled with all sorts of perks were usually the worst to work for since the company cared about image more than anything else.
Hull life extension on the lakes with or without paint is something of a non-issue since its freshwater. I know on this site there have been more than a few threads and photos of ASC boats coming out of 5yrs with just the undersides painted, so maybe they are just prioritizing the parts that make money and reduce cost. They are workboats after all, and the footers are a soon to be dying breed.