Marksearay
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always looking for Detroit diesel mechanic in the orange beach alabama area.. Mobile to Pensacola area
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Thanks I talked to Saunders they want the boat there and pay for dockage too and Im very skeptical of corporate mechanics..lots of time wasting and Bill padding I prefer an individual. I dont mind paying but not for cell phone chat and interuptions..I will pay a very fair price for "wrench time" defined as within arms reach of the job. Otherwise I do my own. I hate fighting over 3hrs work to remove a oil pan drain plug...if you know what I mean. Ive been working on engines all my life so Im not very tolerant. Imwill probably end up finishing it myself and taking it to Panama city for final tune.Saunders Engines ------really, really good, usually has a backlog of work and not the Walmart of diesel mechanics. And, they are in Orange Beach to boot.
Florida Detroit diesel is also good, but I don't think they have a store closer then Panama City.
What is it that you need "finished", who started the work and why can't they finish what they started?Thanks I talked to Saunders they want the boat there and pay for dockage too and Im very skeptical of corporate mechanics..lots of time wasting and Bill padding I prefer an individual. I dont mind paying but not for cell phone chat and interuptions..I will pay a very fair price for "wrench time" defined as within arms reach of the job. Otherwise I do my own. I hate fighting over 3hrs work to remove a oil pan drain plug...if you know what I mean. Ive been working on engines all my life so Im not very tolerant. Imwill probably end up finishing it myself and taking it to Panama city for final tune.
Thanks I talked to Saunders they want the boat there and pay for dockage too and Im very skeptical of corporate mechanics..lots of time wasting and Bill padding I prefer an individual. I dont mind paying but not for cell phone chat and interuptions..I will pay a very fair price for "wrench time" defined as within arms reach of the job. Otherwise I do my own. I hate fighting over 3hrs work to remove a oil pan drain plug...if you know what I mean. Ive been working on engines all my life so Im not very tolerant. Imwill probably end up finishing it myself and taking it to Panama city for final tune.
Thanks for the reply,Saunders is the most highly respected diesel service company on the Gulf coast, if they didn't suit you, you should just go ahead and scratch Florida Detroit Diesel from the list for 2 reasons........ 1. they are more than a one man shop and 2. you will need to bring the boat to Panama City or pay their mileage rate to get the mechanic assigned to the boat. There are no slips available in Panama City. Hurricane Michael destroyed 4 of 7 local marinas a year ago and the marina Detroit Diesel used is gone. Further, there are no transient slips available anywhere in town.
Good luck with your project..............
If it was sold to a Destin customer as a new boat, then it was almost certainly sold and serviced by Treasure Island Marina. They were the Sea Ray yacht and sport yacht dealer for the Western Gulf Coast from 1985- 2008-9 when Brunswich started forcing sealers to take everything the factories produced. For small dealers, the financial burden of $15.0-$18.0 mil in inventory was too steep a price to pay to keep Brunswick happy. Treasure Island was selling ± 125-150 yachts and sport yachts /year but the when interest rates went to 10+% /year for their floor plan, the interest cost was just untenable for a family owned business.
But, if the boat was purchased by a Destin resident as a used boat, then there is no telling where she came from since there are a ton of brokers in the NW Fla area.