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As others have stated all the costs seem appropriate realizing that it is all in the accounting and some of the things the associate as 0$ are absorbed into other services... At 548$ for you year end winterization service look about right, for a 23' boat

It is really about convenience. If Meredith Marine is convenient for you to use I would stick with it. I know several people that use their service and are happy with it.

I personally have started to use a Mobile Marine service that comes right to my home. Because they don't have the overhead of a Marina, their rates are some what lower. However at times, the do have to charge me a travel time fee, which ends up offsetting the savings... However because I am generally flexible, they also at times wave the travel fee and tend to my needs when they are already in the area.

As for Slimy Grimy I believe this is the best product for the average home owner to use. In fact it is what my mobile marine service company uses... Like all things it might not work the same on Aluminum Pontoons, as it does on fiberglass, but that wouldn't stop me from trying, and as long as the results are satisfactory you are in business. On the other hand my boat lives in the water all summer long, so I just grab a face cloth once or twice a season and find that the wet scum comes off the boat with little effort. No chemicals just a little elbow grease.