View Poll Results: who works on their own boats?
Only clean it
14
4.36%
everything minor
100
31.15%
I do it all myself
207
64.49%
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who works on their own boat?
03-25-2005 | 09:53 PM
#51
AT Cult Member #3
Joined: Oct 2000
Posts: 20,711
Likes: 17
From: Pa.
Re: who works on their own boat?
Now that my extended warranty is up.......I'll do it all!! Except maybe the drive repairs....and the gelcoat repairs. I suck at body type work!! Right before my warranty ran out I had Mercury replace my gimbal ring....after 6 months of fighting over it!! I had the marina do it the Ron Bender way..I love it!!
03-26-2005 | 08:42 AM
#54
OSO OG
Joined: Feb 2004
Posts: 7,030
Likes: 2
From: Blue Martini Hall of Fame
Re: who works on their own boat?
Can do it all. Once in a while I will jump in back int he shop and work on a "cool" project if my guys are slammed. Have my own tools, boxes and space among my guys, but usually other concerns pull me away. I ALWAYS do the best part though, the water testing
"Hey Bill.....That 42 w/ the 900's is done. Are you ready? Hell Yes I am."
"Hey Bill.....That 42 w/ the 900's is done. Are you ready? Hell Yes I am."
03-26-2005 | 08:16 PM
#58
Charter Member #601
Joined: Dec 2000
Posts: 3,276
Likes: 5
From: Holland, Mi USA.
Re: who works on their own boat?
Everything but stiching... lets see, rigging, motors, drives, EFI, gelcoat, bottom blueprinting, make the payments, yep that's about everything. I wont grind my own cam or grind a crank, or grind valves. No custom paint either.. Thats about it.. did I leave anything out? Oh yeah, I have pictures to prove it all too.. just too slow a connection speed to send the 100's of pics of my fun with my boats over the years.
My feeling is " get a pro to do the work" and then fix it yourself, it usually ends up better that way. Yes.. boating is in my blood!!
My feeling is " get a pro to do the work" and then fix it yourself, it usually ends up better that way. Yes.. boating is in my blood!!
