23SE Ouch!

[Beaches]

Just paid $350.00 for 100hr service on 23SE. While I am not mechanically inclined, I have spent my life on the water and on boats. My own fault for not gaining that knowledge. I hate to think I am paying that much for oil change, fuel separator, and to reset the guages. Anyone know what I should expect to see on the slip as for work being done before I pick-up tomorrow? It is a bad feeling to always go in feeling like you are going to get taken. "Always expect the worst and you will never be dissappointed."

Thanks for everything.

 

[pmeggers]

Boats Inc. in Niantic, CT (parker dealer) charges about the same...maybe a tad bit less...

Yes, it is annoying, but when you don't have a trailer and the boat is kept there in the slip you are somewhat at their mercy....

 

[Beaches]

I agree about being at the mercy of the dealer. However, I trailor my boat.

 

[pmeggers]

I am mechanically inept and on my previous boat (F 115 yam) I did it all myself, it is really simple and does not take long.

How I learned was I reached out to a mechanic and offered to give him a hundred bucks for him to walk me through everything...i took pictures, took notes, and it saved me lots of money in the long run

 

[BradV]

Down here in SE Florida i would get charged $500 for a 100 hour change. They change the plugs, upper and lower oil, impeller and housing plus all gaskets and whatever other miscellaneous stuff and grease all the fittings. When i did this myself a few months back it cost almost $120 for the oil, filters, plugs, etc. So if you figure 3 hours at $85 bucks you are getting close. You have to realize too the liability of a dealer doing service on your boat. If he doesnt change out everything and you go out and 3 weeks later your boat overheats chances are you will end up at the dealer crying that the engine broke when you just paid for service. How i wish the general public had to deal with themselves for just one day. By the way im not a boat mechanic or antyhing but do have to deal with customers and unrealistic expectations for the money they pay.