Marine mechanic question

luvinlife

Maybe I am being a little picky on this, but every time the yard mechanics works on my boat they leave the figergass floor full of foot prints and greasy finger marks on the vinyl. I keep my boat very clean and I would hope that they would leave it the way they found it. What has your experience been?  

Aqua_Aura

The one time a mechanic touched my boat they covered all the surfaces and that wasn't even a very good shop. They should definitely be putting covers over things. Think about when you take your car in and they always cover the seats in plastic and put down a paper floor mat, they even do that for my pile of junk commuter car I had. 

Handymans342

Make a complaint

Ian

I agree. Tell them you expect it to be as clean as they got it. 

aero3113

icoultha said:

I agree. Tell them you expect it to be as clean as they got it. 

It should be as clean or cleaner after they work on it!

YYZRC

Do they do good work for a fair price? I would be annoyed as well but as long as the “damage” is just some extra clean-up I would move on. 

Ian

Disagree, good work for a fair price includes cleaning up after you. When I did side electrical jobs when in the trade putting in lights, outlets and fans I always cleaned up after me, no drywall/brick dust left behind and in many cases like @aero3113 said, better than it was.

J3ff

I have complained to shops about this for sure. with pictures. It's a huge problem when people disrespect something you try so hard to keep clean. 

LaRea

You have a valid complaint.  If they are winterizing, cut them some slack.  Not during boating season.  

luvinlife

The yard mechanic does good work but they are pricey. I’ll probably mention it to them, but I’d like to keep the good relationship we have so I’ll be tactful. 

McGarnicle

Id be annoyed as well. My mechanic is a buddy but he wipes down all his customers boats after working on them. 

Liberty44140

We call my our mechanic the ninja because there is zero trace of him whatsoever. It can be tough to know he has been to your boat unless he leaves you the old part as a spare or you get a bill. 

luvinlife

That’s what I expect but it’s not the case unfortunately. 

davidbrooks

My mechanic leaves greasy finger prints, footsteps, blood.... oh wait thats me. Premium prices expect premium service. I will say though especially with cars there is a very different customer service experience between Porsche, infiniti and Chrysler. The older i get the more i appreciate paying for and getting treated well. Guess thats why i tip bartenders so well.

Liberty44140

I pay $125/hr. for a Volvo diesel certified mechanic who can plug in. Our marina has an on staff mechanic who is $90/hr and is excellent with mercruiser but is not certified and can’t plug in. I think those are the going rates but I don’t know. 

trip_n

125 a hour
so busy and short staffed = last week he told me he had 300 work orders left
does a great job = comes right back if any issues = could be neater
i am happy

212rowboat

buy the guy a sheet... hand it to him and tell him a good idea would be to not leave grease and grime everywhere- that it will serve him and his business well, and that a reputation of cleanliness is about as equal a value as competency twirling those wrenches.  be sincere and seemingly interested in helping him out.  that's how YOU advantage the situation and endear yourself to him, which is not a bad endearment to have come mid season and something goes wrong with your boat.