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<blockquote data-quote="NewportNewsMike" data-source="post: 331985" data-attributes="member: 1593"><p>While I totally agree that paying the dealer for a couple of hours labor is usually not a deal breaker, I have, on two separate occasions, done what you outlined above: I pick up the motor / controls, mount them myself, and then return the boat to the dealer for PDI check-out, et cetera.</p><p></p><p>Both were Yahamas, both from the same dealer. And the reason was that I wanted them (particularly the controls) mounted in a particular way, in a particular spot. Previously, that dealer, even with detailed instructions, had not been able to mount the motor and and controls to my requirements. And once holes are drilled, things mounted, et cetera, there is no easy or neat way to correct the "mistake". Granted, everything worked, but every time you use the boat you are reminded about how things are not exactly where they should be in your mind.</p><p></p><p>My experience was that even though the salesman and I talked about how things should be laid out / mounted, when it got done it was just passed on to the shop guy as "mount the motor", and he used his ideas / best judgement on how and where to do so. Sure, it was a communications problem between the sales staff and shop staff, but it ended up being my problem to live with.</p><p></p><p>So the next time around, I did all the mounting, and they did all the original cranking, checkout, et cetera.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="NewportNewsMike, post: 331985, member: 1593"] While I totally agree that paying the dealer for a couple of hours labor is usually not a deal breaker, I have, on two separate occasions, done what you outlined above: I pick up the motor / controls, mount them myself, and then return the boat to the dealer for PDI check-out, et cetera. Both were Yahamas, both from the same dealer. And the reason was that I wanted them (particularly the controls) mounted in a particular way, in a particular spot. Previously, that dealer, even with detailed instructions, had not been able to mount the motor and and controls to my requirements. And once holes are drilled, things mounted, et cetera, there is no easy or neat way to correct the "mistake". Granted, everything worked, but every time you use the boat you are reminded about how things are not exactly where they should be in your mind. My experience was that even though the salesman and I talked about how things should be laid out / mounted, when it got done it was just passed on to the shop guy as "mount the motor", and he used his ideas / best judgement on how and where to do so. Sure, it was a communications problem between the sales staff and shop staff, but it ended up being my problem to live with. So the next time around, I did all the mounting, and they did all the original cranking, checkout, et cetera. [/QUOTE]
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