Mobile Marine Mechanics

[vnemous]

Not much in the way of quality ones around here. Most the time when they come in for parts, on the rare time they use factory stuff, they ask for my opinion even though I tell them I am not a tech or mechanic. Is this the norm? Are these mostly self trained people that can't work as a certified tech? Just wondering what the rest of the boating community experiences with the mobile mechanic. I'm sure there are qualified ones out there.

[XstreamVking]

Ran my own mobile glass/gell repair business 30 yrs, and saw a lot of mobile mechanics come and go. Usual thing for them was to work at a dealer long enough to be a dangerous type mechanic, and then start their own business. Still a few good ones that I know of, do hear about some real shysters more often these days,it seems

[albypine]

Yea good luck with that one mike

[vnemous]

Ally I'm lucky. I'm surrounded by Master Mercury Tech. Guess that's why I don't have a Yamaha

[mikeylarge]

My fathers been doing it since 1975...

[albypine]

My fathers been doing it since 1975...

Hey can you help this guy out http://www.screamandfly.com/showthread.php?294425-K-planes

[RobF]

Not much in the way of quality ones around here. Most the time when they come in for parts, on the rare time they use factory stuff, they ask for my opinion even though I tell them I am not a tech or mechanic. Is this the norm? Are these mostly self trained people that can't work as a certified tech? Just wondering what the rest of the boating community experiences with the mobile mechanic. I'm sure there are qualified ones out there.

Some people just need a wrench, not a mechanic. Dealers dont normally do house calls or they dont want to work on older engines. You are also not like most boaters if given a choice between a $200 OEM part and a $75 aftermarket 90% of the time they will go for the inexpensive option

guys like mike's dad been around so long they have a good client base and make themselves a good living. Now if we could just get the location of the cans to dig up we could find all the treasure he has been hoarding ( i think he buried it under the driveway when they did the concrete )

[mikeylarge]

Some people just need a wrench, not a mechanic. Dealers dont normally do house calls or they dont want to work on older engines. You are also not like most boaters if given a choice between a $200 OEM part and a $75 aftermarket 90% of the time they will go for the inexpensive option

guys like mike's dad been around so long they have a good client base and make themselves a good living. Now if we could just get the location of the cans to dig up we could find all the treasure he has been hoarding ( i think he buried it under the driveway when they did the concrete )

LOL! My father has customers since before I was around. I'm 26 now so it's been a long time with some of the people.

[vnemous]

Seems like a bigger issue in southern states like Florida.

[HStream1]

My buddy that owns a Marina loves the Mobile Mechanics. He provides a mobile to regular customers but wont do it for what the so called mobile marine butchers charge. The seekers wont pay his mobile rate. So he just waits. And 80% of the time he ends up with the problem anyway worse off than it originally was.