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I had BlueJacket AwlGripped in Grenada at the Spice Island marina and
couldn't have been happier with the work. BlueJacket is 40' and the cost was about $6K. They did a super job. The owner, Junior, kept us well informed on the progress and kept the job on schedule. English is spoken there. Here's a photo of the job: http://www.geoffschultz.org/200 _Sailing/VE_Los_Roques/imagepages/image2.htm I've also had a fair amount of work done in Fronteras, Guatemala which is on the Rio Dulce. There are 2 American's (Chris and Pat) there who run a business named "The Shop" ( http://www.riodulce.org ) who do just about anything at very reasonable prices and their work is very good. When they do the work, it's $25/hr, but when the locals who work for them do the work, it's $3/hr. The locals tend to do lots of the painting and varnishing work and do a very good job. I can strongly recommend them. They send regular progress reports and attach digital photos of their progress. The biggest problem in having work done in these places is getting parts and supplies into them. Things just aren't readibly available. Plus when you bring things into Guatemala you pay a 30% duty tax. If you know what you're going to need, you can bring it with you, but if you forgot something...The closest real place to buy supplies is in Guatemala City, which is 4+ hours away. The Shop does have someone who buys things for them there and places them on a bus. For this exact reason I moved BlueJacket to Ft. Lauderdale this past spring to do major work on the boat. I was installing a new generator, wind generator, different davits, solar panels, a hard dodger, electronics, etc, etc and I knew that trying to get this done down there would be next to impossible. Plus I was doing a lot of the work myself. As it was the car could almost drive itself to the marine stores and Home Depot. As is almost always the case, there are plusses and minuses to everything. If you're going to have work done in far away places, then you have to absorb the transportation costs too. Best of luck making your decisions! -- Geoff |
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