Frank Langer
1984 Ericson 30+, Nanaimo, BC
Wow, looks like a new boat!!
Frank
Frank
More than my whole boat !I just got the invoice today. Total was $10,300
Bottom Paint | $1,630.00 |
Credit | -$280.00 |
Dripless | $962.19 |
Strut | $6,140.00 |
Transducer | $330.00 |
Thru hull | $660.00 |
Thanks @trickdhat ,Here's a breakdown of the yard bill:
Bottom Paint $1,630.00 Credit -$280.00 Dripless $962.19 Strut $6,140.00 Transducer $330.00 Thru hull $660.00
Don't get me wrong, this is a lot of money and a few grand more than I thought, but looking over the line items it's fair. My 25+ was $4,100 and we bought the 35-3 for $12,500. Both had known issues at the time of purchase (the strut wasn't one of them). At the end of the day, these are 40+ year old boats and they need maintenance / repair. There's no free lunch. If I had the time to do it myself, I think all of these items are doable. I would recommend Everett Yacht services, they were fair, honest, and did a good job with all the work I asked them to do.
For those staring down the path of a strut repair I would recommend reaching out to Marine Hardware for a replacement strut if you have the time to wait. I really enjoyed working with Port Townsend Foundry. They were fantastic and a real pleasure to talk to. However, the additional work required to get the strut I chose to fit and align properly added to the amount of work the yard had to do. We ended up saving about a month of time and could have been a few weeks sooner than that if I kept the engine in. It all depends on what your constraints are (time or money).