How much does it cost?

BroadHopper · 04-08-2015, 01:59 PM

Other marinas include the oil filter in that price.

There is usually a 200 to 300% markup over the distributor's price. So they are all in line. If this is what they charge you for winter layup with a written guarantee against winter damage to the boat/engine than its a fair price.

It's all in the quality of the work. If the work was not done properly and the marina does not give you lip service if something went wrong then its a great deal!

LIforrelaxin · 04-08-2015, 04:00 PM

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.

DesertDweller · 04-08-2015, 04:04 PM

If the price you are being charged is with Yamaha/Yamalube products the parts prices are really pretty cheap. For references purposes, I do my own service and the Yamaha oil is $8 a quart for regular oil and $13 a quart for synthetic oil and you will probably need between 5 and 6 quarts. The Yamaha oil filters are $19 a piece (although I see a reference to Sierra oil filter). Yamaha gear case oil is $11 a quart and you will probably need between 1 and 2 quarts. It doesn't take very long to change the oil or the gear case oil so the labor prices may be a tad inflated but the overall price seems pretty reasonable to me anyway.

SteveA · 04-09-2015, 07:04 AM

Definition of a boat.. " A hole in the water, into which one pours money"

upthesaukee · 04-09-2015, 08:53 AM

B O A T : Break out another thousand.

fatlazyless · 04-09-2015, 09:13 AM

If you have a boat trailer, and do all these services yourself, it ends up costing much, much, much less .... all around. You can get outboard motor oil filters and oil and gear lube at the Gilford Wal-Mart....and store the boat in your driveway, or someplace other than a marina.

Doing a lower unit, gear lube replacement, costs about 4-dollars for a quart of 90-weight lube, plus you need a re-usable $10 lube pump that screws onto the top of the quart bottle. For an oil change, figure maybe $25 for five quarts of 4-stroke oil. Plus, you get familiar with the motor and do other maintenance needs along the way ...... something to do on a warm and sunny day. Gilford Wal-Mart has a big boat and boat oil section for so-it-yourselfers.

Some repair services like replacing a trim & tilt pump could require more expertise than a do-it-themselfer has .... but one can find marina boat techs who moonlight doing jobs like this on their own time at maybe half the cost of a marina repair. Just post a 'help wanted' ad in the classified ads looking for a marina boat tech to do a side-job ..... and it always catches some local talent looking for some extra money.

By doing your own repairs and services.....you start to become one with the boat ........aaaaaaaoooooooommmmmmmm......namaste! .....plus it gives you something to do! .... as opposed to raking leaves ...

JasonG · 04-09-2015, 10:06 AM

Personally I would do it all myself on my own boat and knock 300+ off that bill.

04-08-2015, 01:59 PM	#1
BroadHopper Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Laconia NH Posts: 5,668 Thanks: 3,282 Thanked 1,132 Times in 814 Posts	Except for the oil change. Other marinas include the oil filter in that price. There is usually a 200 to 300% markup over the distributor's price. So they are all in line. If this is what they charge you for winter layup with a written guarantee against winter damage to the boat/engine than its a fair price. It's all in the quality of the work. If the work was not done properly and the marina does not give you lip service if something went wrong then its a great deal! __________________ Someday may never be an actual day.

04-08-2015, 04:00 PM	#2
LIforrelaxin Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Texas, Lake Ray Hubbard and NH, Long Island Winnipesaukee Posts: 2,970 Thanks: 1,064 Thanked 912 Times in 539 Posts	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. __________________ Life is about how much time you can spend relaxing... I do it on an island that isn't really an island.....

04-09-2015, 07:04 AM	#4
SteveA Deceased Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Gilford, NH Posts: 2,311 Thanks: 1,070 Thanked 2,054 Times in 497 Posts	Definition of a boat.. " A hole in the water, into which one pours money" __________________ "Before you criticize someone, walk a mile in his shoes. That way, if he gets angry he'll be a mile away and barefoot!" unknown

04-09-2015, 08:53 AM	#5
upthesaukee Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Alton Bay Posts: 5,616 Blog Entries: 2 Thanks: 2,483 Thanked 1,988 Times in 1,088 Posts	Or... B O A T : Break out another thousand. __________________ I Live Here... I am always UPTHESAUKEE !!!!

04-09-2015, 09:13 AM	#6
fatlazyless Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 9,173 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: 310 Thanked 1,103 Times in 812 Posts	If you have a boat trailer, and do all these services yourself, it ends up costing much, much, much less .... all around. You can get outboard motor oil filters and oil and gear lube at the Gilford Wal-Mart....and store the boat in your driveway, or someplace other than a marina. Doing a lower unit, gear lube replacement, costs about 4-dollars for a quart of 90-weight lube, plus you need a re-usable $10 lube pump that screws onto the top of the quart bottle. For an oil change, figure maybe $25 for five quarts of 4-stroke oil. Plus, you get familiar with the motor and do other maintenance needs along the way ...... something to do on a warm and sunny day. Gilford Wal-Mart has a big boat and boat oil section for so-it-yourselfers. Some repair services like replacing a trim & tilt pump could require more expertise than a do-it-themselfer has .... but one can find marina boat techs who moonlight doing jobs like this on their own time at maybe half the cost of a marina repair. Just post a 'help wanted' ad in the classified ads looking for a marina boat tech to do a side-job ..... and it always catches some local talent looking for some extra money. By doing your own repairs and services.....you start to become one with the boat ........aaaaaaaoooooooommmmmmmm......namaste! .....plus it gives you something to do! .... as opposed to raking leaves ... __________________ .... Banned for life from local thrift store!

04-08-2015, 04:04 PM	#3
DesertDweller Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Las Vegas, NV and Moultonborough, NH Posts: 405 Thanks: 27 Thanked 96 Times in 80 Posts	If the price you are being charged is with Yamaha/Yamalube products the parts prices are really pretty cheap. For references purposes, I do my own service and the Yamaha oil is $8 a quart for regular oil and $13 a quart for synthetic oil and you will probably need between 5 and 6 quarts. The Yamaha oil filters are $19 a piece (although I see a reference to Sierra oil filter). Yamaha gear case oil is $11 a quart and you will probably need between 1 and 2 quarts. It doesn't take very long to change the oil or the gear case oil so the labor prices may be a tad inflated but the overall price seems pretty reasonable to me anyway.

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04-09-2015, 10:06 AM	#7
JasonG Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 310 Thanks: 48 Thanked 45 Times in 33 Posts	Personally I would do it all myself on my own boat and knock 300+ off that bill.

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