How long for a mechanic to touch your boat at the shop?
 

Hey guys,

I'm needing a little reality check. I am curious, during a busy season like right now, how long is it reasonable for a boat to sit at a shop without any work being done?

When you dropped it off when did they give you a for a time frame?

Depends, but could be 2, 4, or even 6 weeks; ESPECIALLY this time of year.

Yes, the time estimates have been exceeded.

At this time of the year if a shop is not out bare min of 3 to 4 weeks then there is something wrong with that shop. Meaning they do not come highly recommended.

Then we are right on track :) I like the shop and the guys that work there. Just not crazy about time estimates being missed. Good to know this is average then.

A week maybe if even.

So is your boat in for service down on the very south side of the lake ? I know about 3 / 4 of the shops around the Austin area . Years ago I use to buy a lot of trade ins around the area.

I probably wouldn't describe it as the very south side. Like I said, I like the shop so in no way do I want to throw anyone under the bus. I am just itchy to use my boat sometime this summer.

I took my whaler into the busiest Yamaha shop in town......dropped it off 8am, picked it up the next day at noon! Basically a 100 hr service, impeller, fluids/filters.

Guy has a small yard, essentially a 2 car garage size building and he wants the stuff in/out as fast as possible. He had 4 mechanics working the day I was there, the biggest boat there was a 37 Bahama with triple 300's