Did I get taken?? (nf)

[Mister G]

OMG............hope he kissed you before he screwed you.

[niagara jeep]

Email sent.

[manitoubass2]

OMG............hope he kissed you before he screwed you.

more concerned about lube

[Terry]

more concerned about lube

well the bill said

-Lube outdrive

so that might have been the extra cost

 

lol

[bobkayla]

I know they charged you too much. Shame on them.

What should the real cost be? $400 ?

250.00 tops,,lift up the motor,,,,,,put a tag on,boat winterized,,,,wipe down boat,,,come on

Scam artists. Call the better business bureau

[manitoubass2]

well the bill said

-Lube outdrive

so that might have been the extra cost

 

lol

must be good lube!

 

Bwahahah

[fish_fishburn]

Well the Cats out of the Bag now. Good luck to the crooks.

[moxie]

Maybe everyone should send them an email?

 

http://www.springmountmarine.com/contact_us.html

 

Burt

Right or wrong I just did it. Lets see the power of anti-social media at work.

[pics]

I think I would learn to do some of these things on your own. WAY too many people get taken because they aren't mechanically inclined. A small job that costs just a few hundred to do can end up costing well above a grand in no time.....

[BillM]

I think I would learn to do some of these things on your own. WAY too many people get taken because they aren't mechanically inclined. A small job that costs just a few hundred to do can end up costing well above a grand in no time.....

 

I think most people are intimidated by the job.. But once you do it the first time, you laugh at yourself for thinking you needed a pro to do it.

[captpierre]

Just wondering if he dropped the lower unit and lubricated the driveshaft.

 

This is a common problem with Yammies. Lack of grease to bushings on the driveshafts.

 

Squeals. Mine does it.

[HTHM]

Post a review: https://plus.google.com/103593295971349096266/about?review=1&source=lo-ta&hl=en

[manitoubass2]

 

I think most people are intimidated by the job.. But once you do it the first time, you laugh at yourself for thinking you needed a pro to do it.

yep, thats been me on more than one occasion. Now i find it funner to diy anyhow

[DRIFTER_016]

Went to the lake for one last blast today before putting mine up for the winter.

Turned out to be just a drive though as the launches are frozen up now.

Turned around and came home. 1 1/2 hours later she's all winterized and put away until spring.

Time to get the sled and ice fishing gear ready to go.

[misfish]

 

Time to get the sled and ice fishing gear ready to go.

 

 

Lucky dawg you.

 

I have to still fish the rivers til freeze up.

Edited November 1, 2014 by Brian B

[ecmilley]

you didnt ask for a estimte bad on you. but you also didnt sign the work order dispute it with credit card company, they will need to supply proof of consent to repair.

looks like your being doubled billed the way they wrote it i can justify about 200 lab there not 456 though each motor about an hour to change oil and winterize at worst another hour to do rest of boat and livewells and a extra 8 bux in antifreeze

[Nipfisher]

I have an older (1993) Yammy 90hp and I have a buddy who is a small engine tech winterize it for $40. He fogs it, puts anti-freeze through my pump and livewell lines, and changes the foot oil. I could do it but for $40 it is better to have a mechanic do it.

[mukluk]

I winterize my 17 ft. StarCraft and 50 hp. Yammie for around $50.00. I cry because I have to pay $17.00 for a litre of lower gear lube. I feel that's a rip-off. Guess it's better than letting "the red ants bite my ass." lmao.

[Terry]

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[4x4bassin]

I'm watching this thread to see what happens . I hate getting ripped off !!!!

[fishnguy]

Thanks for the insights. I'll definitely be looking into winterizing it myself next year. Was a bit intimidated with it being a brand new (to me) boat. Didn't want to screw something up, but I gather it's pretty straight forward.

 

I've contacted the marina to make them aware of this thread and again to reiterate that the price seems very excessive. The icing on the cake is that since the spring, I've dropped at least 7k on that marina buying all my electronics, trolling motor, downriggers, etc through them and having them installed. I guess that was before the new management, but you'd think they would at least want to try to keep their existing client base.

[woodenboater]

If I spent that much $$ at that shop, I would expect they'd not try to fleece me but if it's new management and this is how they operate, I'd be spending my money elsewhere. I'd also tell them that this job cost them all your future business and if they look at their books, they'll know they blew it. big time. even if they try to make amends, I'd still walk. after they made it right.

Edited November 4, 2014 by woodenboater

[Fisherman]

Email sent.

Me too, lets see what comes back if anything.

[grt1]

I just got back from town and paying my bill for winterizing my boat, 150 hp optimax, the bill breakdown is as follows.filter 23.99, fuel stabilizer 12.99, labour 1hr @90.00. the total included shop supplies 4.50 and hst 17.09 for a grand total of 148.57

 

comments on the bill said they added fuel stabilizer, run it through the system, check gear oil and replace fuel filter, repair engine cover (didn';t know there was anything broken on it)

 

so compared to the original poster, I got away easy and am not anywhere close to being ripped off.

[captpierre]

I just got back from town and paying my bill for winterizing my boat, 150 hp optimax, the bill breakdown is as follows.filter 23.99, fuel stabilizer 12.99, labour 1hr @90.00. the total included shop supplies 4.50 and hst 17.09 for a grand total of 148.57

 

comments on the bill said they added fuel stabilizer, run it through the system, check gear oil and replace fuel filter, repair engine cover (didn';t know there was anything broken on it)

 

so compared to the original poster, I got away easy and am not anywhere close to being ripped off.

 

No change of gear oil?

 

No need to change motor oil on your girl.