Your customers
- Boat owners and fishermen
- Fishermen co-operatives and societies
- State fisheries departments (scheme boats)
- NGOs and relief programmes after cyclones
- Tourism and ferry operators (occasionally)
Farming and dairy · Makers and factories
MatruOS for a boat builder
Set up the way a boat builder runs: building new fishing boats (wooden, FRP-sheathed wood, FRP and some steel); repairs and refits in the ban period; FRP sheathing of old wooden boats; slipway and dry-dock charges; fitting engines, winches and fish holds. Routines, workflows, registers, licences and an AI team that knows the work are ready when you sign up.
Ready when you sign up
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What this solves
What a boat builder deals with today, and what MatruOS sets up for it
Today
Owners delay the last 10-20% after launch and the yard runs short of cash. Timber and resin cost per boat unknown until the end, so quotes lose money.
In MatruOS
MatruOS sets up 9 routines, 2 workflows, 3 registers and 8 licences for a boat builder, with an AI team that reads your own records and prepares the work.
What changes
The right person is reminded at the right time, approvals wait for whoever decides, and every licence has a renewal reminder. Anything that sends, pays, signs, files or deletes waits for a person's approval.
Where you sit
MatruOS starts from how your business earns
Who you sell to, who you buy from, how credit moves and where you sit in the chain decide how your screens, reminders and reports are set up.
- Timber, resin and engine suppliers
- boatyard
- boat owner (registration with fisheries)
- fishing; yard also services the fleet in the ban period
Your suppliers
- Timber merchants (hardwood and teak)
- Resin and glass-fibre dealers
- Marine plywood sellers
- Engine and gearbox dealers
- Hardware and fastener shops
- Steel suppliers
Credit and cash
Owner pays an advance of 25-30% and then by stage; the last 10-20% often comes after the first trips; timber and resin bought cash or 15-30 days; scheme boats paid after inspection
Material for a big boat must be bought before the stage money arrives; ban-period repairs bring fast cash; delayed final payments and owner defaults are common
Your screens use your words
CustomerBoat ownerOrderBuild orderItemBoatInvoiceStage billproductHull typeemployeeCarpenter
How it works
How MatruOS is set up for a boat builder
Set-up takes a few minutes. After that, you change only what is different in your business.
- Describe the business in one lineFor example "Boat builder", typed when you sign up.
- Recognised as a boat builderRoutines, workflows, registers, items, licences and the AI team for this trade are set up for you.
- Bring your dataCustomers, items and balances come across from Zoho Books, Vyapar, Excel and others. For Tally, our team helps you move the data while Tally import is checked on the live app.
- Approve and runThe AI team prepares the routine work. A person approves anything that sends, pays, signs, files or deletes.
Your AI team
What the AI team does for a boat builder
Each job goes to a member of your AI team. It reads your own records and prepares the work. Anything that sends, pays, signs, files or deletes waits for a person's approval.
Updates each boat's stage and days behind the promised launch, and drafts a short progress note with photos for each owner
Asks you before sending
Lists stages reached and not yet billed, drafts stage bills and reminders for overdue balances
Asks you before sending
Totals material and labour per boat against the quote and flags jobs heading for a loss
Works it out and shows you
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How you run
Your routines, already on a timetable
Each routine has a time, a person and its steps with the checks that matter. MatruOS reminds the right person and keeps the record. Open one to see its steps.
Every day
7:30 amAllot gangs to boats and repairs
- 1List boats and repairs on the slipway today
- 2Allot carpenters, moulders and fitters
- 3Issue timber and resin against each job
10:00 amFRP lay-up and curing checks
- 1Workshop temperature and humidity before lay-up
- 2Glass-to-resin ratio by weight per layer
- 3Laminate thickness at keel and bottom
6:30 pmDay's progress and labour sheet
- 1Stage reached on each boat and repair
- 2Workers and days on each job
- 3Material issued to each job
Every week
SatWeekly wages and advances
- 1Days worked per worker; piece rates for moulders
- 2Advances to deduct
- 3Pay and note it
MonStage bills and owner follow-up
- 1Boats that reached a new stage last week
- 2Raise stage bills; send photos to owners
- 3Balances overdue after launch
Every month
1stMaterial and cost per boat
- 1Timber, resin, glass and hardware used per boat
- 2Labour cost per boat to date
- 3Compare with the quoted price
Every year
MarYear's orders, moulds and licences
- 1Boats built, repairs and margin per type
- 2Repair or make new moulds
- 3Renew factory licence, consent and scheme empanelment
Workflows
Each stage goes to the person who handles it
Work passes stage by stage to the right person. Stages marked for approval wait for the person who decides.
New boat from order to registration
- 1Design and price agreedNeeds approval
- 2Building permission seen
- 3Keel laid or mould prepared
- 4Hull complete
- 5Engine and fittings done
- 6Launched and sea trial
- 7Builder's certificate handed over
- 8Fully paid
Repair or refit job
- 1Boat hauled and surveyed
- 2Estimate approvedNeeds approval
- 3Repaired
- 4Relaunched and paid
Registers and SOPs
Your registers and standards
Registers hold the fields this trade records. SOPs carry the steps and checks, so work is done the same way every time.
Boat build order
Stage bills and payments
Material issue to jobs
Wooden hull construction and repair
A tight, strong hull that lasts at sea
FRP lay-up quality
Laminate that does not crack, leak or delaminate
Items and licences
Your first bill is right, and no licence lapses
Starter items arrive with unit, HSN and GST rate. The registrations this business usually needs are listed with a reminder before each one expires.
| Item | HSN | GST |
|---|---|---|
| FRP canoe 23 ft (hull and fit-out) | 8902 | 5% |
| FRP plank-type boat 32 ft | 8902 | 5% |
| Wooden vallam or thoni 35-40 ft | 8902 | 5% |
| Wooden trawler hull 50-60 ft | 8902 | 5% |
| Steel trawler 65 ft (fitted) | 8902 | 5% |
| FRP sheathing of a wooden boat | 998714 | 5% |
| Ban-period repair and refit | 998714 | 5% |
| Slipway and dry-dock charge | 998714 | 5% |
- GST registration
- Udyam (MSME) registration
- Factory licenceIf it applies
- Pollution consent (CTO)If it applies
- Fire NOCIf it applies
- Government contractor registrationIf it applies
- PF registration (EPFO)If it applies
- ESI registration (ESIC)If it applies
Your people
The people who run it, each with their own login
Each person sees the screens and reminders for the work they do.
Yard ownerTakes orders, sets prices, buys timber, resin and engines, collects stage money.
Master carpenter (mistri)Lofts lines, lays keel, frames and planks, leads the carpenters.
FRP moulderPrepares moulds, lays up gelcoat, mat and resin, de-moulds and finishes.
Fitter and mechanicEngine, shafting, propeller, winch and fish-hold fitting.
CarpenterCutting, planking, caulking, decking.
Fisheries inspectorChecks building permission, measures the boat, registration and survey.
Not covered yet
- Sending messages, bills and reminders on WhatsApp from MatruOS is not live yet. Today they go by link, QR code or email, and from your own phone in one tap.
- Live bank and UPI feeds are not connected yet. Upload a bank statement and MatruOS reads it into payments for you to confirm.
Questions people ask
How long does it take to set up MatruOS for a boat builder?
Type one line about your business when you sign up, for example "Boat builder". MatruOS picks this business type and sets up everything on this page in a few minutes. You then get a 7-day free trial, no card needed.
Do I have to type all of this in?
No. The routines, workflows, registers, items, licences and AI team on this page arrive already set up. You change what is different in your business, and bring your customers, items and balances from Zoho Books, Vyapar, Excel and others, with our team's help for Tally data.
Can I change the routines and workflows?
Yes. Every routine, workflow, register and SOP is yours to rename, retime, switch off or add to. MatruOS keeps the rest of the system in step with your changes.
What does the AI team do without asking me?
It runs routine checks and prepares drafts. Anything that sends, pays, signs, files or deletes waits for a person's approval. The one exception you can choose is payment reminders, which go out on their own once you have checked them and switched them on.
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