Disagree. People pay for the service. Most people have zero clue about how their (fill in the blank) operates, and pay for the convenience of ignorance. If you pay for winterization/summerization ( which is a stupid amount of money IMO for the amount of work involved), you expect it to be mechanically ready. Same as if you pay for an oil change. The plug should be in there, the filter should be tight. Wouldn't expect anyone to double check that.
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I’ve been around boats all my life. My dad was a charger captain and also didn’t know anything about engines. If you think it’s a safety issue why doesn’t the coast guard make you know about engines to get your license. Because they don’t. Which means your statement holds no useful information.
For someone who has been around Boats all their Life, you sound pretty clueless.
Ok I guess I can’t use my riding lawnmower anymore let the grass grow. Can’t use my snowblower just let the **** pile up. Can’t use my truck either so can’t go to work.
I put my 5 blue plugs for my 4.3L and my garboard drain plug in a zip lock bag.
I took my boat out for first time on Sunday. We used it about 5 hours and then it overheated. Was towed back to dock and it sounded like a faucet was running under engine. Started it Monday and it smoked and then same running water. Engine didn’t even get up to temp ran about 1 minute at most.
Some times you just have to trust others after you give them money. Do you test your oil that put into the engine BEFORE you put it in? Someone could have screwed up and mis-labeled it. Did you do an ultrasonic test of all the welds on your trailer before taking it down the highway? Did you lay down the ribs and transom of your boat in glass, or are you trusting the manufacturer did it correctly? If you take your truck in to the shop for tires, do you double check the torque on every lug before even starting it? (well, that one isn't actually a bad idea, but I've never seen anyone actually do it)
owner may have no legal responsibility, but it isnt the tech with a busted boat getting towed back to shore either. Not saying you need to do a full on inspection of the equipment, but a good working knowledge of your craft is NOT a bad idea. Just handing over cubic dollars and trusting a technician to "do the right thing" is often times a waste of money, as they dont have any skin in the game when things go sideways. There always seems to be some room for the shop to skirt responsibility as well, unless you can prove gross negligence (oil plug falling out after an oil change for one).
