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songkrai · 06-04-2012, 11:10 AM

Two items.
Oil change.
Outdrive.

I am used occaisionally as the "ride" person. Drive down with boat owner so that boat can be driven home by boat owner. I drive the car back.

Expensive brand boat near Lakeport.
Neighbor bought new.
Somewhere above $80,000.00

Used it one Summer. Stored at selling marina in Winter.

Following Spring. Owner made an appointment to pick up boat. Owner makes arrangesments with me for the "ride".

We go down to marina in Lakeport.
Boat not ready.
Next week told. Way behind schedule. Very busy.
My boat neighbor notices that rear drive is off boat. Asks why. Told "normal maintenance".

Next week boat owner shows up and asks if boat is ready and that all maintenance has been completed. Yes.

My boat neighbor, previous autumn had marked on bottom of oil filter with an X. He goes out to boat and finds the same oil filter with the X still on engine. The service manager appologizes and hastily gets oil and filter changed right then and there. And states that the "mechanic" must have "forgotten".

The following year, the out drive disintergrates/breaks and has to be replaced. Very expensive repair.

I never said a word.

But I don't think that the out drive has to be taken off during routine maintenance. I surmise that the outdrive was taken and placed on another customers boat. That 2nd outdrive was "fixed" and placed on my neighbors boat.

That's not possible, is it?

06-04-2012, 11:10 AM	#1
songkrai Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Posts: 742 Thanks: 35 Thanked 149 Times in 101 Posts	A Boat Storage Story. Two items. Oil change. Outdrive. I am used occaisionally as the "ride" person. Drive down with boat owner so that boat can be driven home by boat owner. I drive the car back. Expensive brand boat near Lakeport. Neighbor bought new. Somewhere above $80,000.00 Used it one Summer. Stored at selling marina in Winter. Following Spring. Owner made an appointment to pick up boat. Owner makes arrangesments with me for the "ride". We go down to marina in Lakeport. Boat not ready. Next week told. Way behind schedule. Very busy. My boat neighbor notices that rear drive is off boat. Asks why. Told "normal maintenance". Next week boat owner shows up and asks if boat is ready and that all maintenance has been completed. Yes. My boat neighbor, previous autumn had marked on bottom of oil filter with an X. He goes out to boat and finds the same oil filter with the X still on engine. The service manager appologizes and hastily gets oil and filter changed right then and there. And states that the "mechanic" must have "forgotten". The following year, the out drive disintergrates/breaks and has to be replaced. Very expensive repair. I never said a word. But I don't think that the out drive has to be taken off during routine maintenance. I surmise that the outdrive was taken and placed on another customers boat. That 2nd outdrive was "fixed" and placed on my neighbors boat. That's not possible, is it?