diff --git a/yms/equipment.py b/yms/equipment.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a32cafa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/yms/equipment.py
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+
+import MySQLdb.cursors
+
+class Equipment():
+
+    fields = ('vid' 'ename', 'shortname', 'model', 'ecat', 'serial', 'supplier',
+        'manufacturer', 'purchdate', 'price', 'weight', 'remarks', 'flags')
+
+    def __init__(self, dbconn, eid=None):
+        self.conn = dbconn
+        self.dcur = dbconn.cursor(MySQLdb.cursors.DictCursor)
+
+        self.remarks = None
+        self.data = {} # for old/new checks
+
+    def load(self):
+        sql = (
+            "SELECT {}".format(', '.join(self.fields))
+            "FROM equipment "
+            "WHERE eid=%s"
+            )
+        self.dcur.execute(sql, (self.eid,))
+        self.data = self.dcur.fetchone()
+        if self.data:
+            for field in self.fields:
+                setattr(self, field, self.data.get(field))
+        else:
+            for field in self.fields:
+                setattr(self, field, None)
+
+    def save(self):
+        pass
diff --git a/yms/user.py b/yms/user.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6433995
--- /dev/null
+++ b/yms/user.py
@@ -0,0 +1,67 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+
+import MySQLdb.cursors
+
+class User(object):
+
+    def __init__(self, dbconn, user_id=None):
+        self.conn = dbconn
+        self.cur = dbconn.cursor(MySQLdb.cursors.DictCursor)
+        if user_id:
+            self.user_id = int(user_id)
+            self.load()
+        else:
+            self.login = None
+            self.displayname = None
+            self.language = 'en'
+            self.role = 'undef'
+            self.flags = ''
+
+    def load(self):
+        sql = (
+            "SELECT login, displayname, language, role, flags "
+            "FROM user "
+            "WHERE user_id=%s")
+        self.cur.execute(sql, (self.user_id, ))
+        row = self.cur.fetchone()
+        if row:
+            self.data = row
+            self.login = row['login']
+            self.displayname = row['displayname']
+            self.language = row['language']
+            self.role = row['role']
+            self.flags = row['flags']
+        else:
+            self.data = None
+
+    def save(self):
+        """
+        Speichern eines Benutzers ist momentan nicht vorgesehen
+        """
+        pass
+
+    """ unused at the moment
+    def mark_login(self):
+        sql = "UPDATE user SET last_login=NOW() WHERE username=%s"
+        self.cur.execute(sql, (self.username, ))
+        self.conn.commit()
+
+    def mark_logout(self):
+        sql = "UPDATE user SET last_logout=NOW() WHERE username=%s"
+        self.cur.execute(sql, (self.username, ))
+        self.conn.commit()
+    """
+
+    def __repr__(self):
+        # Unique description
+        out = "User(%d)" % self.user_id
+        return out
+
+    def __str__(self):
+        # Prettyprint
+        out = "User(%d) - %s\n" % (self.user_id, self.displayname)
+        out += "  F: %s\n" % self.flags
+        out += "  R: %s\n" % self.role
+        out += "  L: %s\n" % self.language
+        return out
+
diff --git a/yms/vessel.py b/yms/vessel.py
index e58c441..8b84a0b 100644
--- a/yms/vessel.py
+++ b/yms/vessel.py
@@ -5,12 +5,13 @@ import MySQLdb.cursors
 
 class Vessel():
 
+    fields = ('vid', 'vtype', 'vesselname', 'model', 'loa', 'lwl',
+        'beam', 'draught', 'draught_min', 'displacement', 'ballast',
+        'beltpos_aft', 'beltpos_bow', 'shapefile', 'remarks')
+
     def __init__(self, dbconn, vessel_id=None):
         self.conn = dbconn
         self.dcur = dbconn.cursor(MySQLdb.cursors.DictCursor)
-        self.fields = ('vid', 'vtype', 'vesselname', 'model', 'loa', 'lwl',
-            'beam', 'draught', 'draught_min', 'displacement', 'ballast',
-            'beltpos_aft', 'beltpos_bow', 'shapefile', 'remarks')
         if vessel_id:
             self.vid = long(vessel_id)
             self.load()
diff --git a/ymsgui.py b/ymsgui.py
index 4578b3a..dab32e7 100755
--- a/ymsgui.py
+++ b/ymsgui.py
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import locale
 import gettext
 import configparser
 
+os.environ["NO_AT_BRIDGE"] = "1" # fix dbus warnings
 import gi
 gi.require_version("Gtk", "3.0")
 from gi.repository import GLib, Gtk
@@ -61,7 +62,7 @@ class Frontend():
         if self.vid > 0:
             db.cur.execute("SELECT vesselname, model FROM vessel WHERE vid=%s", (self.vid, ))
             self.vessel = db.cur.fetchone()
-            print(self.vessel['sesselname'])
+            print(self.vessel['vesselname'])
         else:
             self.vname = "Ghost(0)"
 
@@ -69,7 +70,7 @@ class Frontend():
         db.cur.execute("SELECT vid, vesselname, model FROM vessel ORDER BY vid")
         for row in db.cur.fetchall():
             print(row)
-        print(type(self.combo['vessel']))
+        #print(type(self.combo['vessel']))
 
     def run(self):
         self.label['vessel'].set_text(self.vname)