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Our Story
Docky the sea otter was born to help people maneuver their boats around the tight marinas around Seattle on the Puget Sound. Docky would help both solo sailors and cruising couples safely navigate past other folk’s boats, safely into their slip, and would even help keep the boat in the slip while the people would safely moor the boat. Docky would help by pushing either the bow, stern, or sometimes call on another friendly sea otter to help and together they would control both the bow and stern of the boat allowing the boat to make heroic turns and maneuvers. Together, or in coordination with a bow thruster already installed on the boat, they could move a boat sideways, spin in place, or basically any way that was necessary to help people have a safe, professional, and drama free experience both when they were getting underway or pulling into port.
The Day Everything Changed
Randy's an engineer and a lifelong boater. One windy afternoon, he was bringing his boat into the dock when the current pushed him sideways. Despite all his experience, he had a close call that scared him.
He started thinking: why should the only solution be those expensive thrusters that cost $10,000 to $15,000 and require drilling big holes through your boat's hull? Most boaters can't afford that. And even if they could, who wants to drill holes in their boat?
Randy being Randy, an engineer who can't leave problems unsolved, he got to work.
In his workshop, Randy designed a completely new kind of thruster. One that would mount on the OUTSIDE of your boat. No drilling. No invasive installation. No ridiculous price tag.
He built prototypes. Tested them in real conditions. Made adjustments. Filed for patents. And when it finally worked exactly right, he knew he had something that could help thousands of other boaters.
But Randy's strength is inventing things, not running a business. He needed the right people.
Randy's an engineer and a lifelong boater. One windy afternoon, he was bringing his boat into the dock when the current pushed him sideways. Despite all his experience, he had a close call that scared him.
He started thinking: why should the only solution be those expensive thrusters that cost $10,000 to $15,000 and require drilling big holes through your boat's hull? Most boaters can't afford that. And even if they could, who wants to drill holes in their boat?
Randy being Randy, an engineer who can't leave problems unsolved, he got to work.
In his workshop, Randy designed a completely new kind of thruster. One that would mount on the OUTSIDE of your boat. No drilling. No invasive installation. No ridiculous price tag.
He built prototypes. Tested them in real conditions. Made adjustments. Filed for patents. And when it finally worked exactly right, he knew he had something that could help thousands of other boaters.
But Randy's strength is inventing things, not running a business. He needed the right people.