Steve, Wow!
I’m curious where the $4,100 expectation came from. That is a huge difference. The cost of having professionals do any marine work is always a little surprising to me but this does seem high unless there were significant unanticipated challenges associated with the work. In that case you should have been apprised of the situation and given the opportunity for approval. They ought to be able to provide you with the details of the cost factors assuming this was not a firm quote. If it was a firm quote then “miscommunication” is an understatement. Like maybe you missed the second page of the quote with the total on it. Sorry to hear about your situation. Burt From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of steve via CnC-List Sent: Friday, December 12, 2014 4:00 PM To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Subject: Stus-List Cabin Sole replacement 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
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