Comentarii la: POȚI AVEA ÎNCREDE într-un antreprenor de șantier naval? LECȚII ÎNVĂȚATE! I Ep. 64

De: Edward Nigma

Edward Nigma — Tue, 28 Mar 2023 18:17:12 +0000

These days you're lucky just to get people to show up and do the work, even if it IS shit-tier work… I went to a place in florida and they screwed up so badly I had to leave and sail up to a place in Virginia where I've had my boat on the hard for a year now and stuff is only recently starting to get done. At least it's being done right though.

De: warp21drive

warp21drive — Tue, 28 Mar 2023 13:28:28 +0000

Your experience is not Unusual but also not confined to boatyards, house builders, RV repairs and any out sourced work. You need to be sure you specify what you want done . Looks like you had good work done with the thru hulls. The hull topsides Prehaps they needed a little extra work , did you ask for a coat of wax too? That will blend out the flat and shiny. Also gelcoat will fade and chalk over time and ‘power compounding’ will not be able to polish that up, it will require some wet sanding as well . Did contractor have permission to do the extra work or have your contact info on holiday to ask permission? It might have been quite costly.
Re the keel, did you ask for the keel to be scraped down fully to solid foundation and or bare metal , epoxy coated , then repainted ? or was it scrape loose stuff and anti-foul?
Did you put epoxy over the bare rusty iron keel you found? I don’t think you had time do , you will have issues going forward. Unfortunately with a 4 week window of time this was your opportunity to get a proper job done on the underwater areas if that’s what you wanted. Many people will be happy with a cheap and cheerful ‘ slap some antifoul paint on the keel job’. Did you contractor know what you wanted?
Obviously my comments are only based on a few quick clips of video and comments from admitted ‘know nothing about boats’.
I’ve been in business of providing service to manufacturing industry for 45 years and being sure you know what is expected is so important. Fortunately I was working with repeat customers time and time again so I would get a chance to know what was expected of me and my crew but in your case, a one time boat coming in here to get some work done while you wander off on holiday it’s a little hard for the contractor to know what is expected.
Years ago, my dad had his boat hauled every year for the winter by the same yard, and did a lot of the work himself, but certainly contracted out a fair amount of work to the yard that had its own employees who were overseen by a supervisor, and if there was something that he wasn’t satisfied, he would call them back in and they would figure out what needed to be done. It sounds like you’re working in a subcontractors yard where unless you have some good recommendations through word of mouth you don’t know what to expect.
Lesson learned, stay close and available when boat is on the hard having work done (you don’t have to do it all your self) or pay more and go to a yard where there is a reputation to be maintained.
Best of luck , sorry I banged on rather there.
Cheers Warren

De: Brian K.

Brian K. — Tue, 28 Mar 2023 01:59:27 +0000

It is likely the keel needed to be sanded back and a new barrier coat applied – perhaps a bit of fairing compound then the bottom paint. If the bottom paint does not have a good base to stick to it will fall off. It would have been quite a few more hours of work and some additional products.

De: Martin37vg

Martin37vg — Mon, 27 Mar 2023 23:29:15 +0000

If they had done a good job you would have got a bargain .
I just had my motorhome polished. One man turned up at 8am and was done by 12.30 £500
Yes I knew price before the work but did not know I was getting 3.5 hrs work for the money. Not great either.
But yes nobody does a good job these days . I always except it to go wrong and am never surprised it didn't.

De: Sailing Yacht Magnum

Sailing Yacht Magnum — Mon, 27 Mar 2023 20:43:55 +0000

I obviously don't want to add to your problems but I was concerned how vulnerable the diesel pipe looked as it appears to be unsupported across the stern gland especially with the shut off tap in the middle and the risk of putting pressure on the fitting or bending the soft copper pipe turning it on and off. Like I said I dont want to add to your worries but I felt I should bring it to your attention and maybe seek the thoughts of others or an engineer, it maybe not as bad as it looks in reality

De: Hillary Corney

Hillary Corney — Mon, 27 Mar 2023 20:35:06 +0000

My super reliable keel painting process is first take the keel back to metal – a needle gun is best for this. Paint all bare metal with Fertan rust converter, Fare any deep rust pits with international watertite epoxy paste, then paint the keel with hammerite red oxide paint. Next paint the keel with International Promocon primer. Then two coats of your favourite anti-foul. You will have no rust at all for several years. On subsequent haul outs just paint any breakthrough rust with Fertan red oxide and primocon. If you want a more permanent but expensive job you can epoxy the whole keel after stripping it back to bare metal and painting it with Fertan.

De: Edward

Edward — Mon, 27 Mar 2023 18:49:03 +0000

From Durbs and downtime in Natal….back to Cornwall would be tough. With your tube following, can you claim back part of the cost of the substandard work ? If they're in a Premier marina yard, they need good reviews…Edward

De: Wind Travelers Sailing

Wind Travelers Sailing — Mon, 27 Mar 2023 12:40:48 +0000

I am very sorry to see that on your boat. We have just done our antifouling, awful job, but at least we know what we needed to do and are sure that we did it the best way we could. And we have only ourselves to blame, but we are not a professionals after all! Shame you have to fix things after the so-called professionals.

De: tony walker

tony walker — Mon, 27 Mar 2023 11:55:50 +0000

Some people you just need to be around when job's like that need doing. Or if your not going on holiday do it yourself . I prefer to do these things myself.

De: Travels with Maddie Girl

Travels with Maddie Girl — Mon, 27 Mar 2023 06:16:29 +0000

I got screwed by a contractor who was to sand and refinish my yeah decks also recalk all seems ,,I was away he sent photos looked. Good untill I got there they only filled a few seams then just threw a coat of cetol without sanding ,,,problem was I had already paid him ,, lesson learned don’t pay untill you can see the job ,,cost 6 thousand dollars had to be all redone