angus99
Guru
I was scheduled to have Stella hauled in a couple weeks and bottom painted at a local yard. I’ve painted other boats in the past and have no desire to do this one. (Plenty of wood and paint work coming up above the waterline.)
I’ve recently been reading about Pettit Ultima SR60 and was able to get a good price at Jamestown. When I told the yard I wanted to switch from the Sea Hawk they originally quoted, they said they don’t allow customers to supply the paint in case there’s a warranty claim.
Fair enough, I said, you can buy the Ultima from Jamestown at the same price I can get it. They came back with: we only buy from our distributor, we need to make at least 20% on the cost of paint and our price is $100+ more per gallon than the price Jamestown quoted. (They quoted five gallons in the estimate.)
Now, I have no problem spending money on our boat, as my wife will gladly attest. But 500+ extra bucks on paint is money I can direct to many other projects. I’ve cancelled this job and am currently looking for other yards on the upper TN river.
So, is this standard practice? Any thoughts on how I can make this not seem like a total waste of money?
I’ve recently been reading about Pettit Ultima SR60 and was able to get a good price at Jamestown. When I told the yard I wanted to switch from the Sea Hawk they originally quoted, they said they don’t allow customers to supply the paint in case there’s a warranty claim.
Fair enough, I said, you can buy the Ultima from Jamestown at the same price I can get it. They came back with: we only buy from our distributor, we need to make at least 20% on the cost of paint and our price is $100+ more per gallon than the price Jamestown quoted. (They quoted five gallons in the estimate.)
Now, I have no problem spending money on our boat, as my wife will gladly attest. But 500+ extra bucks on paint is money I can direct to many other projects. I’ve cancelled this job and am currently looking for other yards on the upper TN river.
So, is this standard practice? Any thoughts on how I can make this not seem like a total waste of money?