Georgetown Yacht Basin, Inc. v. M/V Fourth Pawn

FINDINGS OF FACT AND CONCLUSIONS OF LAW

HART, United States Magistrate Judge.

I. Introduction

In this case Georgetown Yacht Basin, Inc., (GYB), a business engaged in operating a marina and marine repair facility, has sued James T. King and his boat, in rem, for breach of contract and under the Maritime Lien Act, 46 U.S.C. § 31341 et seq. It seeks to recover the cost of repairs it performed upon the boat.

On July 18, 2006, this case was tried for several hours before the Honorable Bruce W. Kauffman, to whom this case was originally assigned. After some testimony was taken, however, the parties…