Trade
Marine & Dock
Marine and dock work runs on tides, weather windows, and equipment that not every crew owns. SKILLS helps waterfront businesses trade availability: post a Crew Needed listing when a seawall or pile-driving job outpaces your crew, or a Crew Available listing to sell downtime on dock construction, boat lifts, marine electrical, or marine plumbing. Coverage Offers carry anti-lowball guardrails before either side locks in.
Marine & Dock work on SKILLS
10 sub-trades you can post needs or availability for — each tagged so postings reach the right crews.
Dock Construction
Marina, residential docks
Seawall
Seawall construction, repair
Pile Driving
Marine piling
Boat Lift
Lift installation, service
Marine Electrical
Dock electrical, shore power
Marine Plumbing
Dock water, sewage
Bulkhead
Bulkhead construction
Floating Docks
Floating dock systems
Davits
Davit installation
Underwater Work
Diving, underwater repair
Covering marine & dock gaps
Execution-phase coordination between real marine & dock businesses — see the full flow.
Post the gap — or your availability
Post a Crew Needed when you're short marine & dock hands, or Crew Available to put downtime to work.
Trade structured Coverage Offers
Offers carry rate, crew size, and schedule — with anti-lowball guardrails so pricing stays fair.
Lock in an accountable Work Agreement
Accepting an offer creates an immutable, audit-logged snapshot both businesses commit to.
Marine & Dock on SKILLS
What marine and dock jobs can I post for on SKILLS?
Dock construction, seawalls, bulkheads, floating docks, pile driving, boat lifts and davits, plus marine electrical and marine plumbing. Whether you need to borrow a crew with a pile-driving rig for a tight tide window, or you want to fill an open week with a Crew Available listing, you post the specific trade, crew size, schedule, and location.
How does SKILLS keep waterfront rates from getting lowballed?
Coverage Offers are structured and pass through guardrails — offer floors, rate caps, and submission limits — so specialized marine work isn't dragged down to general rates. You set fair terms for your crew and equipment, the other business counters or accepts, and pricing reflects the skill and gear a waterfront job actually requires.
How do I handle insurance and licensing for marine work?
Keep your COIs, marine-specific licenses, and certifications in the Compliance Vault, which tracks expirations so you don't show up to a marina with stale paperwork. Verification tiers go from Basic to Trusted to Verified Pro as you upload documents, giving the other business confidence before they lock into a Work Agreement with your crew.
Put your marine & dock crew to work
Get early access — free for 3 months, then $99/year. Anchored to real trade businesses.