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$ 27000
Sep 2007
San Diego, CA
42 ft cabin cruiser
9
Good boat insurance paid off  more... close row
$ 2700
Aug 2006
Dallas, TX
Bayliner 16' cruiser
7
Starboard side of boat
Boat insurance needed in case of expensive repairs  more... close row

Description of service

While we were out on a local lake, another boat came too close to our boat as we were going to the dock and there was damage to the starboard side of our vessel. The other boat did not have insurance, so we were forced to have the boat repaired ourselves. We took the recommendation of a friend and used a local repair shop that charged us a total of $2700 to repair the damaged section.


Review of Service

Although the damage did not appear major at first view, the cost to repair fiberglass is expensive and the total bill was a little higher than we expected. The quote range was $1500 to $3000 and it was within that range, but close to the high end and, as with auto repairs, it is hard to tell if you are being treated fairly. We went ahead with the service and it was done on time and that section of the boat shows no indication that it was worked on, but it did take them almost a week to complete the job. There are only a few boat repair facilities in our area, so our choices were limited, but they did a good job with the repair.


Tips

Unlike auto damage, boats need to be repaired in order to maintain the structural integrity of the boat, so seriously consider having insurance and also get at least two recommendations of repair shops from your friends or other boaters.


$ 600
Jun 2007
Dexter, MI
Fishing Boat with outboard motor
24
Outboard motor and leak repair
Leak fixed as well as outboard motor  more... close row
$ 65
Apr 2008
Pine Bluff, AR
16' aluminum boat
15
leak in hull
Small hole caused leaking  more... close row
$ 2247
Mar 2008
Seaford, Delaware
V Haul 19"
1960
Major repairs and engine rehauled
Wonderful work on fixer upper boat  more... close row
$ 110
May 2008
Bismarck, ND
Medium sized pontoon
3
Repair much cheaper than expected  more... close row
$ 40
Mar 2008
Bronx, NY
Small (2 passanger) metal
5
Boat Bottom
Holes in boats need to be fixed  more... close row
$ 245
Apr 2007
Columbus, Ohio
Edencraft
3
There was a hole in the side of the boat
Paying for brother's accident  more... close row
$ 1100
Jun 2008
Brighton, MI
2003 Gekko GTO-22
5
prop and bottom repair
Boat repair after scraping the bottom  more... close row
$ 905
Jun 2007
Pittsburgh PA
21 foot Maxum 2100 SR
7
Bottom repair
Repair to bottom of boat  more... close row
$ 0
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$ 350
Apr 2008
Coldwater, MI
22 foot speed boat
20
Prop
New propeller needed on boat  more... close row
$ 450
Mar 2007
Atlanta, Georgia
speed boat/fishing boat
7
bow
Leak in the boat needed to be fixed right away  more... close row