years ago, I still call and chat w/question every now & then, he was thorough, quite knowledgeable, honest, knew quite a bit of history about my boat, offered reasonable solutions to areas of concern, a joy to work with and the cost was comparable. He had no problem being up front and telling me things I did not want to hear. While I have not seen it, I am told he owns and maintains one beautiful boat, a Hinckley perhaps ? I have not heard one questionable comment about Gene over the years, only solid references, he came highly recommended to me then, I would do the same now ... cheers, John