Both are enjoyable and entertaining reads - as your characters name keeps showing up in the forums I was aware of him but knew nothing about him, now I do - For the most part too its well written and I only spotted one minor spelling mistake "oder" should be "odour" (using British spelling)
In your 101 express write-up, you mention it being towed to Yaren and then being fixed by Zoners and Corsairs - I could be wrong, and the info card there may say otherwise (I would have to check) but as an old hand Corsair guy I can gaurentee 200% that there would be No Zoner techs on Yaren. Corsairs are utter snobs when it comes to their technology.