Ouch! If labor is 8600 (expensive varnish?), at $80 an hour it is over 100 hours. At $40 an hour, it is over 200 hours. Did they use hand saws and rasps? Sounds ridiculous for a mediocre job!
Joel On Fri, Dec 12, 2014 at 4:00 PM, steve via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > > I acquired a 1984 C&C 41 earlier this year that had a been on the hard for > a couple of years. The boat's in pretty good shape and surveyed out > nicely. However, it was left with standing water in the bilges. The > freeze/thaw cycle completely destroyed the cabin sole so I needed to > replace it. > > The shop just finished installing the new teak & holly marine > grade plywood sole and it looks pretty good. Some gaps are wider than they > should be and the subfloor is pieced together poorly but, overall the sole > really improves the look of the cabin. > > Now I'm looking at the bill - actually, choking on it. The shop guy and I > apparently miscommunicated in a staggeringly significant manner. I had > expected a bill of $4,100 which seemed high but, on the edge of reasonable > and, I just couldn't free up enough time to try the job myself. The actual > bill is for $9,600....I could have freed up a lot more time at $9,600!! > > So, I'm trying to find out if I just completely underestimated the work > and the cost is reasonable...or, if I'm getting totally and completely > hosed. > > I would love to hear opinions on this. By the way, the cost of the wood > was about $700. I don't know the cost of the varnish. > > Steve Anderson > Shadow > C&C 41 > > > > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > > Email address: > CnC-List@cnc-list.com > To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go bottom of > page at: > http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com > > > -- Joel 301 541 8551
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