roscoe
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Re: COST FOR WORKING ON OUTBOARD MOTOR
I would gladly pay the $75-100 for a qualified wrench that actually did sone diagnostics on the engine, not just start throwing parts at the motor.<br /><br />Seems if you bring an older (70's or 80's) motor in, they figure you are stupid enough to take whatever they can feed you, and you will pay, and come back next week when you find out it wasn't fixed properly. Then you can get at the end of the waiting list for another 3 weeks, then pay again, then come back again, then wait...pay...then get told that your motor is junk and they won't work on it any more.<br /><br />I figure, if they can't fix it, and the parts they threw at it did no good, they I shouldn't have to pay. The old parts should go back in.<br /><br />Now before all you pro wrenches get upset, you are the good guys, thats why you are here helping others. In my local, there is only one dealer within 60+ miles, He sells plastic bass boats and has a rack of Yamaha motors, Honda motorcycles and atv's, Yamaha cycles, Husky lawn mowers and chainsaws, and some brand of snowmobiles. He hires mostly parttime help and provides no health ins. except to his family members. He has no service or tech info on any ob motors except the newer Yamaha outboards. So if you have another brand, good luck. He will not pick up or drop off your boat, will not test drive it in the lake ( which is less than a mile away). will not repair a trailer, and closes at 3pm on Friday, for the weekend. Oh, and he gives you a hard time if you want to buy parts to service your own motor.<br /><br />Yes we live in a northern part of the US and you need to carry multiple line to stay in business as boating is only seasonal, but you also need to be competent. His service department consists of 3 people, one is his father, one is his son. I know for a fact the son has had no schooling.<br /><br />But the locals keep going back to him to have him throw parts at their engines. On the second trip into his shop, he told my uncle that he had a bad cylinder and it would need to be rebuilt. I replaced a bad coil and the fuel pump, the motor has been running like a champ for 4 years now. ...?????? Go figure? <br /><br />Like I said, I'd gladly pay the price for someone that knows what they are doing. If I can't fix it, I have to drive over 90 miles to find someone I trust.<br /><br />rodbolt, you need to raise your prices.
I would gladly pay the $75-100 for a qualified wrench that actually did sone diagnostics on the engine, not just start throwing parts at the motor.<br /><br />Seems if you bring an older (70's or 80's) motor in, they figure you are stupid enough to take whatever they can feed you, and you will pay, and come back next week when you find out it wasn't fixed properly. Then you can get at the end of the waiting list for another 3 weeks, then pay again, then come back again, then wait...pay...then get told that your motor is junk and they won't work on it any more.<br /><br />I figure, if they can't fix it, and the parts they threw at it did no good, they I shouldn't have to pay. The old parts should go back in.<br /><br />Now before all you pro wrenches get upset, you are the good guys, thats why you are here helping others. In my local, there is only one dealer within 60+ miles, He sells plastic bass boats and has a rack of Yamaha motors, Honda motorcycles and atv's, Yamaha cycles, Husky lawn mowers and chainsaws, and some brand of snowmobiles. He hires mostly parttime help and provides no health ins. except to his family members. He has no service or tech info on any ob motors except the newer Yamaha outboards. So if you have another brand, good luck. He will not pick up or drop off your boat, will not test drive it in the lake ( which is less than a mile away). will not repair a trailer, and closes at 3pm on Friday, for the weekend. Oh, and he gives you a hard time if you want to buy parts to service your own motor.<br /><br />Yes we live in a northern part of the US and you need to carry multiple line to stay in business as boating is only seasonal, but you also need to be competent. His service department consists of 3 people, one is his father, one is his son. I know for a fact the son has had no schooling.<br /><br />But the locals keep going back to him to have him throw parts at their engines. On the second trip into his shop, he told my uncle that he had a bad cylinder and it would need to be rebuilt. I replaced a bad coil and the fuel pump, the motor has been running like a champ for 4 years now. ...?????? Go figure? <br /><br />Like I said, I'd gladly pay the price for someone that knows what they are doing. If I can't fix it, I have to drive over 90 miles to find someone I trust.<br /><br />rodbolt, you need to raise your prices.
