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Snowgoose II Charters
Homer · Kachemak Bay · Est. 2004
21 seasons · Homer Spit · Slip C-14

More halibut.
Less paperwork.

21 seasons of running charters out of Homer. Halibut, salmon, and lingcod aboard the Snowgoose II — a 40' aluminum cat with the kind of crew that'll be there waiting on the dock when you show up.

Book a Charter (907) 555-0168
★ 4.9 · 280 Google Reviews✓ USCG-Licensed Master✓ ACA Member · BBB A+
What you'd save

FareHarbor is taking $17,800
of your money this year.

Drag the slider for your real annual booking volume. The math updates live. Most captains running ~30 charters a week at peak land around $180k–$240k for the season.

Your annual bookings$200,000
$50k$500k
The Current Setup
FareHarbor
$17,800
/year, all-in
  • Software fee
    6% of bookings
    $12,000
  • Stripe processing
    2.9% + $0.30/txn
    $5,800
  • Monthly fee
    $0 base
    $0
  • Effective rate8.9%
Built for the Snowgoose
Charterhand
$6,388
/year, all-in
  • Platform fee
    $0 booking fee
    $0
  • Stripe direct
    2.9% + $0.30/txn
    $5,800
  • Hosting + support
    $49/mo flat
    $588
  • Effective rate3.2%
What that means for you
$11,412
Saved this year
$57,060
Over 5 seasons

Captain #1 pricing is $0 setup, $0/mo for 90 days, then $49/mo locked in for life. The first season pays for the next twenty.

Show me the booking flow →

── Assumes FareHarbor 6% software fee + Stripe 2.9% pass-through. Your actual FareHarbor rate may be 4–6% depending on plan. Verify against your last 12 months in their dashboard — we'll walk through it together.

Demo · NOAA marine

Today on Kachemak Bay.

Updated 10:53 PM AKT
Seas
2–3 ft
Light chop, fishable
Wind
10kt SW
Easing this afternoon
Tide
High 6:42a
Slack at 9:11a — bite
Bite
★★★★
Solid drift conditions

Forecast: Light SW wind, 2-3ft chop, fishable through the afternoon.

Live availability

Pick a date.
See what's open.

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Demo availability · Real build wires to your reservation system

Tap a date to see available trips.

We hold spots in real time. If a date is open here, it's open at the dock.

What your customers see

Pick a date. Pay the deposit. Done in 90 seconds.

Click through the flow below. Real card numbers go to a Stripe test environment — nothing is charged. This is exactly what booking the Snowgoose II looks like on launch day.

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Step 1 · Pick your trip

Pick a date
How many anglers?
What runs without you

Texts the bot sends so you don't have to.

The chat is just the start. Once a customer's in your books, the bot keeps working: pre-trip reminders the night before, day-of dock details, off-season rebooking campaigns, and a quick ping to you when something needs human eyes.

Pre-trip · 24h reminder
Cuts no-shows ~31%
+1 (907) 555-0143 · Marty JohnsonTue 4:18 PM
Hey Marty — Snowgoose II here. You're booked for Halibut Full-Day tomorrow (Wed, June 18), 4 anglers. Quick confirm — you're still on, yeah? Reply Y to confirm. Forecast looks fishable. Dock details + meet time coming in the morning.
Pre-trip · day-of
Dock + parking + weather
+1 (907) 555-0143 · Marty JohnsonWed 4:30 AM
Good morning! Snowgoose II here — today's the day for your Halibut Full-Day. Meet us at Homer Spit, Slip C-14, 5:30am. Coffee's on us. Layers, snacks, ID for the license. Captain Gavin will text if anything changes.
Off-season warm-lead blast
22% rebook rate, industry avg
Blast
Last season's customers · 187 recipientsJan 16 · 9:02 AM
Hey {{firstName}} — it's the Snowgoose II crew. Booking summer 2026 now and the calendar's filling fast. Want me to hold a date for you and your group? Reply with what week looks good and I'll lock it.
Captain alert · only when needed
Your phone, not your inbox
+1 (907) 555-1834 · Captain GavinSat 11:18 PM
🎣 NEW BOOKING (deposit link sent) Marty Johnson · 555-1234 Halibut full-day · 4 anglers June 18 · $1,596 · $400 deposit
Your side

One screen. Everything for tomorrow.

What your captain dashboard looks like. Today's manifest, recent bookings, one-click refunds, and the emergency switch. Login is your email — no separate password to remember.

🔒 snowgoose-ii.charterhand.com/dashboard
AI First Mate · Last 7 Days

Saved you ~6.2 hours this week.

Texts handled
84
Bookings captured
7
Revenue closed
$11,420
Reminders sent
23
Today's anglers
11
3 trips · 2 boats out
This week's bookings
$11,420
↑ 8% vs last week
Pending payouts
$8,940
Hits Tue
Refunds this month
$0
Clean
Booking widget: Live
Switch to 'call us only' mode anytime — if something's wrong at midnight, flip this and call us Monday.

Today · July 9

11 anglers · $5,015 booked
5:00 AM
Megan T. + 3
Combo · Halibut + Salmon
$1,996
✓ paid
5:00 AM
Dan R. solo
Long-Range
$625
✓ paid
7:00 AM
Liddel family (6)
Private · Halibut Full-Day
$2,394
✓ paid

Recent bookings

View all →
DateCustomerTripStatusAmountPayout
Jul 11Eric H.Halibut FDpaid$3991d
Jul 12Bondurant party (4)Combopaid$1,9961d
Jul 14Cara M.Salmon 3/4pending$279—
Jul 15Walker family (5)Halibut FDpaid$1,9951d
Conversations · Last 14 days

142 chats · 89% self-serve

  • Pricing
    38
  • Availability
    31
  • Booking
    24
  • What to bring
    18
  • Captain
    15
  • Weather
    11
Handed to you
16
Self-serve
89%
Avg turns
4.2
Topics
7
Bot · Custom Knowledge

CURRENT BITE (Jun 2026):
- Halibut hot 25-35mi offshore, 40-80lb avg
- Kings tapering off — last good week
- Cohos showing up early

You type, the bot answers customers with it.

Outreach · Warm leads
187
audience
$1.55
cost
~41
est replies

Compose, preview, blast past customers in Jan.

── Demo data · The real dashboard mirrors your actual bookings, customers, and payouts