[artbyjody]

I think the problem with it is - that from a customer perspective you spend so much time waiting. They say this time - you show 1/2 hour early - it becomes this time, then this time...

IN conjunction with another thread - there are great boatyard people. Then there is the person you deal with that bills you.

A prime example - is putting in a transducer. $250 for 2 hrs time - I was there - it took less than 11 minutes. Quite honestly since I didn't know what to expect I was glad I didn't say I three of them as after the first one - I promptly did the remaining two myself...

But it didn't take two hours... not even close and they never verified it all worked or anything...

So that is the issue with it - in terms of T&M... great you the owner will be there - but what is your recurse? Quite frankly, the best "yards" to go to are often the most expensive - why - people pay to get rushed - but not necessarily on quality of job...

I like the concept - and in my own business - most of what happens in a yard would garuntee I never got paid...but marine wise - its about "supply and demand"... which is a bunch of bs if you ask me but there are more than enough yahoos to make it a reasonable excuse or business guideline - that ends up dictating where we go...