How long for a mechanic to touch your boat at the shop?
06-28-2015, 12:19 PM
#21
Gold Member
Gold Member
And what backs up shops in the marine industry this time of year is 50 to 100 calls per day of price shoppers who by the stroke of luck think a true marine shop is going to have all the parts they need cheaper than EBAY. 8 out out 10 calls are a huge waste of time and tie me up 50 % of my day. So in return makes me 50 % of time further behind. And the rest of the calls and or texts are from I have no idea why your even own a boat nor how they made this far in life.
RING RING - HELLO - I need a starter -
OK for what ?
My boat
OK I figured that
It wont turn over
OK for what application
Its for my Sea Ray
OK for what motor application
I don t know
OK inboard or Outboard
Its black
OK sorry I have to go now so when you figure out what you have call me back if your want to. Jeepers.
RING RING - HELLO - I need a starter -
OK for what ?
My boat
OK I figured that
It wont turn over
OK for what application
Its for my Sea Ray
OK for what motor application
I don t know
OK inboard or Outboard
Its black
OK sorry I have to go now so when you figure out what you have call me back if your want to. Jeepers.
06-28-2015, 01:14 PM
#22
Gold Member
Gold Member
And what backs up shops in the marine industry this time of year is 50 to 100 calls per day of price shoppers who by the stroke of luck think a true marine shop is going to have all the parts they need cheaper than EBAY. 8 out out 10 calls are a huge waste of time and tie me up 50 % of my day. So in return makes me 50 % of time further behind. And the rest of the calls and or texts are from I have no idea why your even own a boat nor how they made this far in life.
RING RING - HELLO - I need a starter -
OK for what ?
My boat
OK I figured that
It wont turn over
OK for what application
Its for my Sea Ray
OK for what motor application
I don t know
OK inboard or Outboard
Its black
OK sorry I have to go now so when you figure out what you have call me back if your want to. Jeepers.
RING RING - HELLO - I need a starter -
OK for what ?
My boat
OK I figured that
It wont turn over
OK for what application
Its for my Sea Ray
OK for what motor application
I don t know
OK inboard or Outboard
Its black
OK sorry I have to go now so when you figure out what you have call me back if your want to. Jeepers.
I'm not that nice anymore.
06-29-2015, 11:47 AM
#26
Registered
iTrader: (1)
It's amazing what a Dunkies (Dunkin Donuts Coffee) and a nice set of boobs (with a good attitude) will do for you. Right to the top and way cheaper !
I'm dead serious.
06-29-2015, 03:02 PM
#28
Platinum Member
Platinum Member
Every other year, I question why I bother bringing my boat up to NJ from Florida.
Yes I live in NJ but it never fails, I break something (small or large) and loose 1/2 the summer, It always takes one to two weeks to just get it in the shop or look at it, then it takes a week to take it apart and diagnose, two - four weeks to get x,y,z in parts or send things out to be rebuilt, and then maybe another week or two to put it back together.
Right now it is six weeks and counting since I blew my drive and it is still being rebuilt. I have tried multiple different places and always seem to end up with the same scenario.
Sometimes I think I should just leave it in Florida and run it down there where I know and trust some great people.
Oh and to top it all off.... I prepaid the bill to expedite the shipping and turnaround time!
Yes I live in NJ but it never fails, I break something (small or large) and loose 1/2 the summer, It always takes one to two weeks to just get it in the shop or look at it, then it takes a week to take it apart and diagnose, two - four weeks to get x,y,z in parts or send things out to be rebuilt, and then maybe another week or two to put it back together.
Right now it is six weeks and counting since I blew my drive and it is still being rebuilt. I have tried multiple different places and always seem to end up with the same scenario.
Sometimes I think I should just leave it in Florida and run it down there where I know and trust some great people.
Oh and to top it all off.... I prepaid the bill to expedite the shipping and turnaround time!
Last edited by Tom A.; 06-29-2015 at 03:06 PM.
06-29-2015, 03:39 PM
#29
Drive to arrive alive!!!
Platinum Member
Sunday after the Cig run I decided to leave my boat at LOTO to do the Support the troops run this past weekend. Performance Boat Center got on it doing the 100 hour service. Pulled the boat out, 3 oil changes, fuel filters, impellers, drives serviced, fixed 2 props, and the boat was spotless and backed into the slip Thursday afternoon when I got there. It was so nice to have the boat ready to go and not have to mess with any BS or excuses. Thank you AJ, Brett, and the entire PBC crew for a job well done and running a marine business the proper way.
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