,My marina won't allow outside
workers to work on boats. It is a nice way to develop and maintain a
monopoly.

Do they have experts on the payroll for anything that might come up. Many
marinas have a bunch of min. wage bottom scrubbers that "learn" fiberglass
repair, electrical work, etc. on your boat.
S/V Express 30 "Ringmaster"
"No shirt, no skirt, full service"

On 02 Jun 2004 20:09:51 GMT, (SAIL LOCO) wrote:

,My marina won't allow outside
workers to work on boats. It is a nice way to develop and maintain a
monopoly.

Do they have experts on the payroll for anything that might come up. Many
marinas have a bunch of min. wage bottom scrubbers that "learn" fiberglass
repair, electrical work, etc. on your boat.
S/V Express 30 "Ringmaster"
"No shirt, no skirt, full service"

My marina does and I am currently content with the quality of their
work, but that is more a function that the current service manager is
unusally dedicated and fair minded. He is the historical exception,
though. They also have had a long-standing prohibition against a boat
owner doing any bottom work, although that may be becoming more common
around the country for environmental reasons. Still it seems a bit of
a gouge to have to pay the $1,500 for a bottom job involving a couple
of gallons on bottom paint.

They also have had a long-standing prohibition against a boat
owner doing any bottom work

The day I can't park at a marina that allows me to work on my own boat is the
day I sell the boat.
S/V Express 30 "Ringmaster"
"No shirt, no skirt, full service"