Bill Andersen wrote:

I'm not rich or in the business but I do take my boat to the dealer for a
100 hour service each year.
There's more to it than changing the oil and filter. They check alignment,
cylinder compression, remove the prop to be sure there's no fishing line
wrapped up in the hub, and on, and on.
For those of us who don't want to buy all the tools and become mechanics,
it's worth the dealer's labor charges to have someone else check out the
boat. I just want to drive it.


"Steve Barker" wrote in message
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PS, you'll find that anyone who supports the dealer doing this is either
a.
RICH or b. in the business.

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"werlax" wrote in message
om...
I just got the boat back from it's 20 hour maintenance that the dealer
suggested I take in to them to ensure it's done properly. Stupidly, I
didn't ask enough questions at the time. It seems to me that all they
did was change the crankcase oil and gear lube and then, according to
the service guy, checked the trailer, gauges, etc. Everything apart
from changes those two fluids seems to have been a visual inspection.
For under $20 in parts and over $170 in labor, it seems to be a huge
scam. I could have easily changed those fluids myself. Next time
I'll know better. Next step... winterizing. Who should do it?
Thanks!






A new, high-horsepower outboard sells from $10,000 to $14,000 and more.
Spending a few hundred dollars on it once or twice a season seems
perfectly rational.



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The 20 hr checkup includes such items as checking the alignment between the
engine and outdrive (if so equipped), checking and adjusting steering and
shift cables (which stretch when new), and checking any warranty issues.
Remember that the labor rate is not what the mechanic gets, it includes
overhead such as rent, administrative labor, utilities, advertising, etc.
The visual inspection by a factory trained mechanic is a lot different from
you or me looking at something. Nobody ever said boating was cheap!

Ron



"werlax" wrote in message
om...
I just got the boat back from it's 20 hour maintenance that the dealer
suggested I take in to them to ensure it's done properly. Stupidly, I
didn't ask enough questions at the time. It seems to me that all they
did was change the crankcase oil and gear lube and then, according to
the service guy, checked the trailer, gauges, etc. Everything apart
from changes those two fluids seems to have been a visual inspection.
For under $20 in parts and over $170 in labor, it seems to be a huge
scam. I could have easily changed those fluids myself. Next time
I'll know better. Next step... winterizing. Who should do it?
Thanks!

We just bought a new Baja 242 this season. One of the things that we had
the dealer add as part of the deal was the 20 hour service. Your list
sounds about right for what they did with our boat but it didn't cost us a
dime.

gds


"werlax" wrote in message
om...
I just got the boat back from it's 20 hour maintenance that the dealer
suggested I take in to them to ensure it's done properly. Stupidly, I
didn't ask enough questions at the time. It seems to me that all they
did was change the crankcase oil and gear lube and then, according to
the service guy, checked the trailer, gauges, etc. Everything apart
from changes those two fluids seems to have been a visual inspection.
For under $20 in parts and over $170 in labor, it seems to be a huge
scam. I could have easily changed those fluids myself. Next time
I'll know better. Next step... winterizing. Who should do it?
Thanks!

Glenn S. wrote:
We just bought a new Baja 242 this season. One of the things that we had
the dealer add as part of the deal was the 20 hour service. Your list
sounds about right for what they did with our boat but it didn't cost us a
dime.

It did...but instead of being an additional out of pocket cost, it's
included in your monthly boat payment, along with everything else you
negotiated into the total price of your boat. If you want to know what
they're really costing you, back 'em out of the amount you financed and
run your boat loan payments without 'em.

Peggie Hall
Specializing in marine sanitation since 1987
Author "Get Rid of Boat Odors - A Guide To Marine Sanitation Systems and
Other Sources of Aggravation and Odor"
http://www.seaworthy.com/html/get_ri...oat_odors.html








"werlax" wrote in message
om...

I just got the boat back from it's 20 hour maintenance that the dealer
suggested I take in to them to ensure it's done properly. Stupidly, I
didn't ask enough questions at the time. It seems to me that all they
did was change the crankcase oil and gear lube and then, according to
the service guy, checked the trailer, gauges, etc. Everything apart
from changes those two fluids seems to have been a visual inspection.
For under $20 in parts and over $170 in labor, it seems to be a huge
scam. I could have easily changed those fluids myself. Next time
I'll know better. Next step... winterizing. Who should do it?
Thanks!