Someone Has to Do These Terrible Boat Jobs
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- Опубліковано 30 вер 2024
- Not AGAIN ... someone has to stand up and do these terrible boat jobs! Matt had to tell the poor lady to sell this boat! The boat is not worth repairing with all the systems that need work. It breaks Matt's heart but he's being honest.
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How would you handle another tough job like this one? Poor lady is way in over her head! Again the previous mechanics took her money and didn't fix her boat issues instead they may have created more issues.
This would make a good candidate for someone to plant it in their property and have it for a spare bedroom but the problem is the cost of moving something that big you’d have to give it away or maybe even pay somebody the boats that I am looking at right now, or that big or a little bigger with some of them have two brand new motors in excellent shape with everything working, and they’re almost giving boats away so I hate to be the bearer of bad news. I know you are a boat professional I’ve been working on boats for the majority of my life 63 years, but either way it’s sad. Hopefully she can put a lien on the peoples property that stole from her.
@@originalfiremancancelled7303 boats can be costly as you know! Even when you are TOTALLY honest owners still don't listen. And we keep going back and they keep spending $$
@@WillFixThat Amen
Two mechanics abandoned the situation. I wouldn't touch it without a significant deposit in advance. There is more to that story than she is telling. I would stay ahead of her on the money the whole way through if I did take it. Been on the losing end of those too many times. A lot of people that own boats that never had the money for a boat to begin with. You are not in the business of insuring people's poor decisions.
You’ve got some great points! Yup we’ve been on the losing end many times after cleaning up other mechanics messes! We try to stay away from those jobs!
Had a Marine Trader and later a Pursuit at the US Naval Base Boca Chica for some years. Be advised..it is nearly impossible to find and trust a "mechanic". Anyone can call themselves a mechanic, but view really know what they are doing..and at $200 plus per hour, the cost can just magnify exponentially. This guy seems very competent and trust worthy. Think twice before buying a boat you cannot tow behind you vehicle.
Wow Boca Chica 😃 yup you have to be careful who you trust or believe when it comes to boat repairs! Yes your bill can grow very fast on some of these big repairs! We are very transparent with our customers & our guys! Appreciate your feedback!
Boat repairs, the reason I dumped my large boat and blissfully happy with my 18’ CC boat.
Crazy how simple a smaller boat can be compared to the big yachts! Less headaches too. Just depends on what like....
What's up from Jacksonville! Just found your channel. Subscribed! Love the fact your videos are 15 minutes and not one long drawn out fix. Love the multiple fixes! Looking forward to watching the rest of them. I fix my own toys and it's always fun to find a channel where you can learn and it's interesting. Best of luck growing your channel!
Thanks for watching Harrison these vids are made up of real stories and repairs…. lol we can’t make them up! Sounds like you’re good at turning wrenches if you fix your own stuff! Cheers … share us with your friends!
You did exactly what I would have done with the boat owned by the lady. You did a very good thing giving her the advice she needed. As always a great channel, your joy in life comes through. Merry Christmas and all the best for 2024.
Thanks Paul fixing boats as you have seen is not always fun! 🤩 We can only be honest and many times it hurts and boat owners don’t want to hear it! But it’s my job to explain what I’m seeing with years of experience 🥴
Matt I knew there was something wrong with you that’s why I like your videos so much . Growing up in a dairy is it .😂 Growing up on a farm really sets a person up for life , it did me as well .
LOL Mikey how long have you been watching? I can't wait to tell Matt that the dairy farm screwed him up Matt always says no one works as hard as a farmer! He reminisces about those days he use to throw those huge bails of hay! Appreciate you watching!
You did awesome! All true. I would use your business. Wisconsin dairy farm? That is where you got it from. Ha ha.,
WI dairy farm definitely gives you the foundation for working hard! It’s still a tough job telling a lady the bad news!
😂 first ones straight took her, last one might be trying to straight steal the boat for next to nothing, probably drilled out the leaks himself 😂 Like when people go to look at a car and pull a fuse and claim the cars broken so they will now only offer you half of asking price 😂, he probably already has a better motor sitting at home waiting to go into it. Just saying that's how 💩 is these days, can't trust no one...if he offers to buy it or might know someone, don't. Let it rott
We were honest … the boat needs a lot work!
People don’t realize how much work fixing up a boat can be. I bought an Intrepid that was 17 years old when I bought it. It was in pretty decent shape and passed a sea trial survey. I’ve still spent a ton of money and countless hours getting her back to her former glory. If I had to hire someone else to do everything, forget it! It’s cheaper to buy a new one. Someone who doesn’t know anything about boats buying one that doesn’t even run is a really really bad idea!
Agree with you …. Many people shouldn’t own boats!
@@WillFixThat you’ve either got to have a passion for boats, or be so stinkin rich that you can pay someone else to do everything
@@ericdavi1231 they can be an expensive hobby.
As my friend would say, HACKS BRINGS YOU STACK$. 😂😂
Yikes 🤣 sooo true right!
See this all the time a lot of people don’t know when it’s time to let go. I have had to tell some they can’t fix it way to much to fix. on a boat you need to keep up on everything that could break. Good video!
Yes we see it way too much especially with salt water boats! Thanks for watching.
Maintenance guys are great. That is why I always take care of mine when he repairs something on my boat.
Maintenance helps prevent big repairs! 👍
Pacific Mariner 85 built here in WA state. 3 mill all day long.
Great Guess ...
Looked at a cheoy lee 53 motor sailer. 28 frozen thru hulls, many disconnected hoses in engine room, raw water strainers held in place by hoses alone, rudder rotten, skeg moved an inch when rudder was given a 2 finger shake, deck/hull delam, bulwarks attached over dryrot with 5200, all plumbing bright green, signs that the engine room had been flooded. Thats a partial list. I wrote 11 pages of defects. I was told by the broker that she only needed a valve adjust and she was ready to sail from Annapolis to Seattle. Told the broker that if it was floating in a duck pond, I would be in my survival suit and in the life raft. Asking price 200,000. The skeg and rudder were repaired (probably with 5200 looking at the quality of the previous repairs) and some poor chump bought her for 185,000.
Omg … you gotta feel bad for that poor buyer! What a mess all those thru-hulls need to be repaired if they were frozen! Believe me you didn’t want that headache of a boat!
@@WillFixThat 90 % of the thru hulls were located so deep in the hull that you would need a chain saw to get to them. Its a shame, at one time she was a beautiful boat.
@@kolsen6330 wow that’s crazy …. Who are these people that build these boats without access!
See thats tbe problem most mobile marine mechanics are theives I have not found any that are legit its a shame because at this point I don't trust any of them I know there are good ones out there but they are far and in-between and I don't have money to get scammed 5 or 6 times till I find a good one so I just gave up om em
Curious .. How long have you been watching our channel?
@@WillFixThat this is the first time I have seen your video I really wish yall were in Texas because all the mobile mechanics around here look like drug addicts and are not worth a crap
BOAT is an acronym for Break Out Another Thousand…..
lol yes we say ten thousand
Great episode! Thanks for sharing! 👍👍
Thank you …. Video is rolling 😂
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Love your shirt in the thumbnail, looks just like you 😂😂I wouldn’t let you or your guys work on a weed eater.Shade tree mechanics on a good day 😂😂😂🙏remind me of Danny Devoto short and dorky looking 😂😂
Hey Mark go some place else to spread your negativity… we don’t need it here… period! We are far from shady! You obviously don’t watch our channel.
Can you guys post the radio interview too?
Hi Chris not sure what you mean? Some of the radio show is at the end of the video.
@@WillFixThat I was referring to the Radio interview you did at the end of your last video.I would love to hear the entire interview.
@@chrisrainville6324 Hey Chris here is the audio link where you can hear the interview ua-cam.com/video/Vvy46KIXJrY/v-deo.html ends at 14:54
@@WillFixThat thank you!!!!!!!
She should donate it and take it as a tax deduct.
Not a bad idea if someone would take it!
I got one for ya! 1990 or so off brand overseas built aft cabin- got the stb running gear ripped right off on the jettys- yard spent tons removing cutting re glassing where the stb strut was to go, it also ripped the stb ZF gear in half! However replacement gear takes a different coupling, bell housing won't mate up to the crusty 3208 Cats, bell housing supposedly no longer available, overall the boat is in terrible shape and the owner abandoned it to the yard. Best thing they could do is cut it up! Sell engines as is if they run. In good operating shape that boat might be worth 50k at best and this looked like it was lived on by the homeless, and wired by some kid installing car stereos, it's baaaad!
We have those bad jetty accidents too! Same things happen at the yards here. Insurance doesn’t want to pay when they total the boat.
Being honest and clear with the lady is the best policy. Sell it as is. Wanted to add your radio spot seemed to go well.
Just wish more people would do the same .... we hate these kinds of jobs! We look like the hero when we get the boat fixed then we break the bad news to the owners
Older folks must clean up their own messes! Stop loving your old stuff, love your family and dump the junk.
That should be the plan!
It amazes me that someone who owns a yacht of this size are now crying about the cost to maintain it. People living above their own income...
Unfortunately sometimes things happen that we don't anticipate!
Always enjoy the shows. These guys are knowledgeable and have a great work and moral code of ethics.
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I think yall made the right choice telling the lady to sell the boat as it is i know its heartbreaking for her to do that and its really sad that previous "technicians" if you want to call them that broke so many things and charged her for it and then ghosted her and now it will cost her even more for a job not fixed and making more work for yall
I know Honeybun it sucks for her and us! Matt never wants to break someone’s heart but we also need to be real with the issues that he can see that the boat owners can’t or don’t want too!
@WillFixThat me personally I would rather be real with a customer and someone be real with me than giving false hope and not being able to follow through I mean if she was able to sell it at a good price she could possibly be able to get another boat that is in better shape or needs minor repairs
@@honeybunbandit1 Yes true all of that .... her best decision would be to sell it and move on so she doesn't keep dumping thousands of dollars in it.
@WillFixThat agreed but yall know aa well as I do how things can be very sentimental to someone
@@honeybunbandit1 I know people really get attached you know the 2 best days buying and selling!
I would move it to a land location up on jacks
Yes that could work …. If someone wants to live in it at a boatyard!
Cost 2.5 million???
Probably a little bit more.
I like the origin story, I found the channel about 3 months ago. I'm enjoying it.
Thanks for watching any recommendations or ideas please share we’d love to hear from you! Where do you fish?
8.5 million for a new one
Think at least that 😮
Sounds like it should be scrapped not sold to someone else
Maybe but it’s a good buy if someone wants to do the work themselves or use as a live aboard.
Is dat strainer wrong way around
Do you know at what minute you’re asking about? I’ll ask Matt!
That boat is clean as and an awesome fit out. No way she should sell it
For a single lady that doesn't know anything about boats the best advice we could give her was to get rid of it .... it needs thousands of dollars in repairs and has no money!
I agree 👍 💯 percent and said as much but he said he's honest so I think we should believe him 😉 😆 🤣 😂
@@DamonMiles-j4wif you’ve watched for any amount of time you’d see we are honest! No reason not to be … it’s a small world!
You did great at the radio show
Thanks for watching …. Appreciate the feedback! Happy Holidays.
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Thanks for sharing!
what does a decent tech make in your area? average
Depends on your knowledge and skills. If your a factory trained volvo mech and have the equipment you could be up near $70 since they are hard to come by!