How long for a mechanic to touch your boat at the shop?
#12
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If you give him money.; Then it's time to start something on it. Maybe a day or 2. Unless he is busy, then he has to give you some Idea. Otherwise he may jus not want to work on it
#14
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I think using Florida with year round boating isn't fair.
Up north you can't keep the same number of techs as winter gets very slow. Plus not sure but I would bet we have more shops down here.
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Up north you can't keep the same number of techs as winter gets very slow. Plus not sure but I would bet we have more shops down here.
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#17
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3 weeks. Most folks have work that needs to be done at the end of the year, some major, some minor. These folks don't get the work done over the winter when A. its much more convenient for them, B. it's typically less expensive for them, C. The mechanic is able to stay busy and draw a salary over the winter and D.It gets done competently because there is no rush to get it done in the span of a miracle. Should I mention again that the work being done over the winter is generally less expensive to the customer? But no, boat owners wait until the last second and mob the shops in May causing a backlog of work. Then they have the gall to get mad that we can't get their boat back on the water in two days. I Just get tired of it, same **** every year. Oh one more thing, if i fast-track someone because somehow they've convinced me that they need back on the water faster than everyone else then they should at least make it worth my while. Most boat owners I deal with are decent folk but I think I get a disproprtionate number of douchbags too.
#18
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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.
Last edited by BUP; 06-28-2015 at 11:59 AM.
#19
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I would say about 4 weeks is about right. I try to get my stuff done in the winter depending on the size of the job. When I had all my big motor work done I dropped it off in October and sead work on it when you can but just have it done by March. I'm not a big fan of rushing the guys working on something that expensive.
#20
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Don't forget, it also depends on what kind of work you need done. With our marina, if you wanted something relatively minor that we have parts in stock for, you might wait a week or less. That would be because we might be able to slip it into a crack in the (very busy) schedule. Need something more major like pulling an engine for work? That's going to get you into several weeks just to get to it and longer to get it back.
I should also add that up here in the great white north, the spring rush is over and our lead times are coming down as we work off the backlog. The middle of the summer is actually the slowest time for us and thus the best / fastest time for you. Then about mid-September, things get stupid again as the schedule fills up with haul outs.
I should also add that up here in the great white north, the spring rush is over and our lead times are coming down as we work off the backlog. The middle of the summer is actually the slowest time for us and thus the best / fastest time for you. Then about mid-September, things get stupid again as the schedule fills up with haul outs.