Learnt my lesson

[RichardC]

Quick post to warn others. Was recently on the hard to have an insurance job done. Decided to be lazy and asked an onsite firm to repack my stern tube glands. Was agreed in discussion with the manager that it would take no more than 2 hrs labour. Received invoice for 6 hrs labour, complained and got it reduced to 4 hrs @ $120 p/h. Lesson learned, paid over $570.00 for being lazy.

 

[BruceK]

Richard,it`s a consequence of shipwrights charging 2-3x the quoted amount, not of "being lazy".