The marine business operating system

Building Better Weeks.

Built only for marine operations.

Marine Forge didn't reinvent the wheel. It's the same admin you already have to do, the quotes, the job cards, the reports, the invoices, the follow-up, we just made it more efficient, effective and exclusively for you, for marine.

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See it in motion

This is what off-paper looks like.

The cost right now

That admin is already costing you.

Add up the hours your team spent on paperwork this week. The customers who never came back because no one followed up. The quotes still sitting unactioned. That is a bill you are paying every week, whether you see it or not.

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The category difference

There is no like-for-like.

Maybe you are drowning in paper. Maybe you are not. Maybe you are on generic trade software, and the week runs like this: the software does some of it, generically, and you do the manual half. Customising it to your business costs thousands. Almost nobody spends it, and even then, it is still not what you actually need.

With Marine Forge.

We build better weeks. Marine Forge is built around your business before you ever touch it. We take your quote items, your parts list, your job workflows, your invoice codes, straight from the paperwork you already have, and AI builds them into your own templates. Then you just quick select and work: pick the quote, pick the parts, the job runs, the invoice follows. Everything goes out looking the way it should have all along. Nothing for you to set up. It fits, because it was built from yours.

Generic software	Marine Forge
A tool you buy	Your business, encoded and delivered
You bend your operation to fit their template.	We build the platform around how you already run.
You configure it, or pay for consulting to change it.	You set up nothing. We scope, build, encode, and train.
One template, sold to many businesses.	One business, built once. Yours.
Software, with a support queue.	An operating system, with a marine team behind it.
You adapt, every day, forever.	It fits on day one, and we keep it fitting as you grow.

Other systems are software you adapt to. Marine Forge is your operation, encoded and delivered. Different category. Different outcome.

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Built around how you run

Built for marine operations, not generic trades.

Most job management software was built for standard trade businesses, houses, addresses, call-outs and simple job flows.

Marine work does not move like that.

Marine operations work across vessels, marinas, yards, workshops, docks and mobile jobs. One vessel can involve multiple jobs, technicians, parts, photos, approvals, delays, owner updates and future work recommendations.

Marine Forge brings that operational reality into one system.

Built for marine operations.
Built around vessels.
Built to give your business visibility, control and cleaner job flow from start to finish.

How it works

How Marine Forge gets built.

Your business, encoded: Not a template you bend to fit. We take how your operation already runs and build the platform around it. Quotes, jobs, workflows, agreements, reports, invoicing, all shaped to how you work.
You set up nothing: You tell us how the business runs. We scope it, build it, encode it, and train your team. Live on day one.
A marine team behind you: Premium implementation, premium onboarding, premium support. Maintained and optimised by Elite Marine as your operation evolves.

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Inside the platform

What your team actually works in.

Workflows, encoded

Your procedures, live on every job card.

Pre-checks, commissioning gates, quality stops your senior tech enforces by memory. Marine Forge captures them as a structured checklist on every relevant job. The right work happens the right way every single time.

Customer reporting

AI-drafted reports your customers actually read.

What was done, why it mattered, what to watch next. Marine Forge composes a customer-ready report from the job record in seconds, in your voice, ready for your sign-off. Branded PDF plus a public read-only link. No customer login. Less time at a keyboard. Better-informed owners.

Compliance as a by-product

Evidence and audit trail, built in.

Every check completed. Every measurement recorded. Every photo timestamped against the job. Workflow health is visible in real time. The documentation a warranty claim or audit needs is already there when you reach for it.

FAQ

Frequently asked questions.

How is Marine Forge different from Tradify or ServiceM8?

Tradify and ServiceM8 are generic trade job management, and for a general trade they do the job. Marine Forge is not a version of that. It is not software you set up and adapt to.

We scope your marine business, encode how you already run into the platform, and train your team. What you get is custom functional operations built for you: vessels, jobs, technicians, photos, approvals, reports, agreements and invoicing, working the way your operation works.

Customising a generic tool to your business costs thousands, and it is still generic underneath. With Marine Forge, the customisation is the product. One is a tool you fit around. The other is your business, delivered.

Can't we just use generic trade software?

You can, but generic trade software is built to be generic, and for a general trade it does the job. Marine Forge is not a version of that. It is not software you set up and adapt to.

We already use Tradify. Why would we change?

If you are running a marine operation on Tradify, you have been adapting your business to a template built for someone else. Marine Forge starts at the other end.

We take how your operation already runs and build the platform around it, then train your team on it. You are not switching tools. You are replacing a tool you adapt to with an operating system built for you.

The customisation you never got around to paying for is the product here: your templates, your parts, your workflows, built in from your existing paperwork.

We already use ServiceM8. Why would we change?

If you are running a marine operation on ServiceM8, you have been adapting your business to a template built for someone else. Marine Forge starts at the other end.

The customisation you never got around to paying for is the product here: your templates, your parts, your workflows, built in from your existing paperwork.

Is Marine Forge only for workshops?

No.

Marine Forge supports mobile marine trades, workshop-based teams, marina work, yard work, vessel maintenance businesses and hybrid operators working across multiple locations.

It is built for marine trade operations, not just one style of business.

Does Marine Forge replace Xero or MYOB?

No. Marine Forge does not replace your accounting software. It connects directly with it.

Marine Forge manages the operational workflow, while Xero or MYOB manages your accounting.

When work is ready to invoice, Marine Forge can send the invoice to Xero or MYOB with a single click, ready to be issued to the client through your accounting system.

How does Marine Forge handle invoicing and reporting?

Marine Forge is fully integrated with Xero and MYOB.

Invoices can be sent from Marine Forge to your accounting system in a single click. Marine Forge also pulls daily reporting back into your dashboard, giving you clearer visibility across operations, invoicing and financial performance without constantly jumping between systems.

Can Marine Forge send agreements?

Yes. Marine Forge uses one-click agreements with built-in e-signature.

That means agreements can be generated and sent from the workflow without relying on manual documents, disconnected email chains or separate admin processes.

Who it is for

Built for marine businesses that run operations on vessels.

Marine mechanics and workshopsService, repair, repower, commissioning.
Marine dealers and service departmentsWorkshop and service modules inside larger dealerships.
Repower and engine specialistsPre-inspection, torque records, sea trial gates.
Refit and repair yardsProject-based work, extended timelines, approvals.
Riggers, electricians, commissioningStage gates, sign-offs, evidence on every job.
SurveyorsInspection workflow, photo logging, report drafting.
Detailers and cleanersService scheduling, presentation records, recurring care.
DiversHull, anode, prop checks with timestamped evidence.
Vessel and fleet managementVessel records, schedules, technician coordination across fleets.
Charter and handover operationsGuest-ready preparation, handover sign-offs, recurring care.
Marinas and yacht clubsCare programs, member vessel records, scheduled service.
Mobile vessel service operatorsJob dispatching, on-water completion, customer reporting.

Why we built it

Built from the inside out.

Marine Forge is built by Elite Marine Management. It did not start as a product idea, it started as a need. When we began managing vessels and clients, we needed a better way to run jobs, reports, photos, schedules and customer communication, and nothing on the market did it. So we built the system to run our own operation properly.

The gap goes back further. Seventeen years ago, running a marine workshop meant paper job cards, manual reporting, and an operation held together by memory and follow-up. Most marine businesses still work that way. That is the gap Marine Forge solves: software built from inside the industry, not sold into it.

The founder

Built on operational experience, not theory.

Founder Tara Thompson has spent twenty years across the marine industry, in trade, brokerage, marina and boatyard management, and boat shows, working across more sides of the business than almost anyone in Australian marine.

Four years ago she began building production AI and software for businesses. Elite Marine Management brings those two sides together: marine industry depth on one side, real software on the other. Decisions are made with operational knowledge, not guesswork.

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What could you do with a better week in your business?

The hours back. The follow-ups caught. The quotes no longer sitting unactioned. Every Marine Forge build starts by understanding your operation. Book a demo to see your business, encoded.

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