24/7 AI Front Desk · Coastal Maine

The call you miss is the job you lose.

Watchstander answers every call you can't — books the job, texts back the ones that slip through, and handles the emergency at 2 a.m. Built for boatyards, marinas, charters, and the trades.

The watch never sleeps.

Answers in secondsEvery call, day or night
24 / 7 / 365Nights, weekends, on the water
Books the jobStraight onto your calendar
Texts back missesBefore they call a competitor
The problem

You're on the travel-lift, running a charter, or under a hull. The phone rings. It goes to voicemail. That caller just dialed the next shop.

In a working-waterfront business, the phone doesn't ring on your schedule. It rings during the haul-out rush, at 9 p.m. in season, on the Saturday you're closed. Every one of those unanswered calls is a booking, a repair, or a customer — gone. Watchstander catches them.

How it works

Proof first. Pay later. Only if it works.

No pitch, no guesswork. You hear it work on your own business before you decide anything.

01

I build you a demo

A working version of your phone — answering as your business, quoting your services, booking a job. You call it and hear it before you pay a cent.

02

Two weeks free, on your line

I point it at your real number. It answers the calls you miss — after hours, weekends, when you're busy — and you watch exactly what it books.

03

You only pay if it works

Keep it running, or shut it off. No contract, no risk. If it didn't earn its keep in two weeks, you owe nothing.

What it does

A full front desk, without hiring one.

📞

24/7 call answering

A natural-sounding receptionist that knows your services, hours, and pricing — and never misses a ring.

💬

Missed-call text-back

Any call it can't fully handle gets an instant text back, so the caller doesn't move on to the next name on Google.

📅

Books the job

Takes the details and drops the appointment straight onto your calendar — haul-out, repair, or charter.

🚨

Emergency triage

No heat, taking on water, no power — it recognizes urgent calls and alerts you on the spot, the way you tell it to.

📨

Every lead, to your phone

Name, number, and what they need — texted to you the moment a call comes in. Nothing slips through.

📊

Monthly report

Calls answered, jobs booked, after-hours catches, dollars captured. You see the value in black and white.

Who it's for

Built for Maine's working waterfront — and the trades that keep it running.

Boatyards & haul-out Marinas & moorings Marine repair & rigging Charters & tours Boat dealers & brokers HVAC & heating oil Plumbing & electrical Well, septic & excavation Tree & landscaping
Pricing

Straight pricing. No per-minute surprises.

Every plan starts with a 2-week free, done-for-you pilot. You only pay if it books you real work.

Deckhand
For solo operators and one-person shops.
$299 / month
+ $1,500 one-time setup
  • 24/7 AI call answering
  • Missed-call text-back
  • Message taking & lead alerts
  • Monthly report
Start free pilot
Most chosen
Captain
For busy shops that book real jobs by phone.
$599 / month
+ $2,500 one-time setup
  • Everything in Deckhand
  • Live appointment booking
  • Website chat widget
  • Emergency triage, your rules
  • Custom to your services & pricing
  • Priority tuning & support
Start free pilot
Fleet
For marinas & multi-crew operations.
$1,200+ / month
+ $5,000 one-time setup
  • Everything in Captain
  • Multiple numbers & locations
  • High call volume
  • CRM & workflow integration
  • Dedicated support
Talk it through
The deal

You only pay if it books you real work.

Two weeks, free, on your real line, set up entirely by me. If it doesn't earn its keep, we shut it off and you owe nothing. That's the whole offer — no contract, no catch.

Why me

Local. Hands-on. Personally on the hook.

Watchstander is built and run here in Maine — by someone who keeps a boat on this water, not a call center three time zones away. You don't get a ticket queue. You work with me directly, I set the whole thing up, and I stand behind it personally.

That's the difference between an app you have to figure out and a front desk that just works.

Coastal Maine working waterfront at dusk
Questions

The things everyone asks.

Does it sound like a robot?

No. Callers hear a natural, unhurried voice that knows your business. If anyone ever wants a person, it takes a detailed message and texts you on the spot.

Will it change my phone number?

No. Your published number stays exactly as it is. Watchstander only picks up the calls you miss, and it's reversible with one setting in about two minutes.

I already have someone answering the phone. Why do I need this?

This is the net under them — it catches the calls that go to voicemail after hours, at lunch, or when the line's already busy. That's where the lost jobs are.

Does it actually know my business?

Yes. Before it answers a single call, it's built on your services, your pricing, your hours, and your rules — right down to how you want emergencies handled.

How fast can it go live?

Usually within a few days. The free two-week pilot runs on your real line, so you see it working on real calls almost immediately.

Is there a contract?

No. It's month-to-month. Cancel any time with two weeks' notice. The pilot itself is free with no commitment at all.

Stop losing jobs to voicemail.

Let me build you a working demo of your own phone. Hear it, then decide. It costs you nothing to find out.