Tips In Negotiating With A Marine Repair Shop

By Elizabeth Robinson


Some people have their own boats and proper maintenance is important for keeping them functioning well and longer lasting. This will help in preventing their parts from getting damaged that might result with replacements and repairs. Doing this would save you money because spending on not planned or expected things are less likely.

But no matter how much careful you take care of your boat, there will come a time that some parts were damaged or does not function properly anymore. Visit the marine repair southern California for help with this kind of problems. Although repairing them yourself is possible if you have the skills and knowledge in doing these tasks but professionals are better at this.

If your budget is tight, immediately tell the shop on what your status is, so a best course of action can be recommended by them. They would suggest instead to do the project in stages and have the ones that are important prioritized. Ask them how much also is the repair cost of similar ones they worked on previously.

Have an estimate written before they would start working on your project and remember that this is just an approximation. The chances of the cost increasing is there because of unexpected problems that may pop up later during the process. You could tell them to ask your permission before they will proceed repairing the new issues specially when it exceeds the budget.

Ask evidences for their repairs and replacements such as giving back the damaged parts to you or taking pictures of those only required a little work. This will prevent the repairing of those that does not need them or charge you on something that was not done. This practice is prohibited in reputable companies but make sure that they do.

If the given estimates do not look seemingly right to you then inquire from other shops and marine surveyors for second opinion instead. Doing so would enable you in checking which among them are offering the better deal but be careful about extreme differences between their prices. Inquire for their reasons of having a different fee than others.

Once you have chosen and approved an estimate, let them draw up a work order which the basic details about the project are written. This includes the instructions, cost estimates, forms, starting date and the assigned mechanic. Make sure that the estimated date of completion is included and the assigned mechanic has his own copy of this.

Determine what your payment plan would be special;y when you have a larger project that usually requires payment before the next stage will be started. Make sure they already finished the current stage before you pay by visiting and verifying it yourself. If you will be unable to perform periodic checks then you could hire instead a marine surveyor.

Remember when asking the shop about your requests that they could not give you everything you asked. Although when they have no interest from the start with helping you then leave and find another one. Customer service is important for reputable companies.




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