"Harry Krause" wrote in message
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Reginald P. Smithers III wrote:

Doug,

I have always told my mechanics I expect them to treat me the way they
would their mother (that is if they loved their mother). I expect them
to make recommendation that will save me money, in the long run. I also
tell them if I catch them making recommendations to "make work", I will
find another mechanic. I tend to keep my cars and boats longer than
some, so I want them well maintained.

JimH thought I was being obsessed with his impeller, but that is a
perfect example of situation that others, especially someone new to
boating can learn from, and is a great on topic discussion. Changing an
impeller every other year, is very cheap insurance. A mechanic who
checks an impeller by running the engine for an hour, and determines the
impeller of unknown age does not need to be changed because the water
temp remained at at safe level, is one that a reasonable boater should
run from. I was told you really can't tell how "safe" an impeller is by
feeling it, it should just be replaced either annually or every other
year at the very latest. When a mechanic tries to recommend new part
specs for an engine, it is time to look for another mechanic.

This conversation is not for JimH because he is not interested, but these
are two glaring examples of when I know I would look for another
mechanic.



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For a guy with no boat, no name, no job and no life, you certainly go
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Enough already. You've beat it to death.

Yep. And from a guy who most likely has never stepped foot on a boat in
his/her lifetime.