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I have the unfortunate pleasure of having to have some of my rub rail replaced. I have gotten a quote from the maintenance yard at my marina and I just wanted to run it by the group and see if their quote seemed reasonable. The damage is to about 1.5 linear feet of rail near the transom. They are going to haul the boat out ($250) and replace the rail on 1/2 of the boat. They estimate that this will take 4 hours at a rate of $90/hr. Does that seem to be inline with what other are paying at their marina? Is their rate negotiable at all?

Thanks in advance.
 
What size is 1/2 the boat? Non the less I replaced mine by myself at a cost of $2.24 a foot. Again don't know what size boat, but seems alot for a haul out. And it did take me about four hours to replace the rub rail.
 
I don't see why the boat needs to be hauled to replace rub rail. I would think that it would actually be easier to do with the boat in the water as it puts the rub rail at waist height, easy to work on. Haul the boat and set it on stands and all the work needs to be done standing on a ladder.

Four hours of labor sounds reasonable for the job. I removed the entire rub rail on my boat (36'), recaulked and reinstalled the same rail and it took me TWO weekends, working morning to night both days. A majority of that time was because I was through bolting the rub rail on and had to gain access to the inside sections of the hull, which required some fairly extensive disassembly of the interior.

Where I boat the standard price for a haulout is ~$10 a foot, so if you boat is larger than 25 feet then you are getting a bargin compared to my area (California Delta). If you are going to pay for a haulout then you might as well take care of any bottom work, zincs, etc. that you need.

Rod
 
I had to change mine a few years back on a previous boat, got hit and had about a 1' section that broke off. I replaced one full section which was about 10-12'. The rubrail itself cost me about $110. I did the work with myself and a couple friends, took 4-5 hours I'd say, maybe a little more. I had considered doing it in the water but then decided to wait until the boat was hauled, I didn't think we'd be able to properly hold it in place, line everything up right, drill, etc, while on the boat.
 
Sorry I didn't include the boat length - its 36'. The haul out price didn't seem too bad to me. $90/hr seemed steep though. Sounds like 4 hours is reasonable. While I have her out, is there anythign else I should have them do?
 
Coincidently, we also have a 36' and spent last weekend removing the old rubrail and replacing it. It was a b***# of a job, but we were quoted around $1500-$2000 for someone else to do it for us, and it ended up costing us about $250 for the rub-rail (plus a lot of sweat.)
We did about 3/4 of the boat (the bow section was still OK) The only real hard part was around the transom corners.
It took most of the weekend, and we did left her in the water, as we had access to both sides.
Your quote seems reasonable - dont you need the legs/shafts or something else serviced or cleaned whilst she's out?
 
If you can't do that yourself, maybe think about another interest. Or if you have the money, pay up. If you pay the bill, I sure hope you're not boating with me.
 
It seems to me the fellow asked a reasonable question and the last comment seems to be an unreasonable response.

If I were you I would give it a go and try to do it myself. There used to be a guy on this forum that could get any kind of rubrail
 
While she is out of the water, have the props inspected and reworked. You can remove them yourself. If they are out of trim, you'll have saved yourself the cost of damaged shafts.
 
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Originally posted by brodgers

While I have her out, is there anythign else I should have them do?

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I am a little bit surprised by this question.

How long have you owned the boat?
What have you had done to it since you owned it?
Is the boat kept in fresh water or salt?

It is standard practice for a boat of this size to be hauled out every year or two to have the bottom cleaned, inspected for blisters or other damage, new anti-fouling paint applied, zincs replaced running gear inspected, etc.

If it has been more than a year since this type of maitenance work has been done, then by all means get it down while you have the boat hauled out anyway!

If it is not due for maintenance work yet, then I might defer the rub-rail work until it was due.

Rod
 
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Originally posted by JimPend

If you can't do that yourself, maybe think about another interest. Or if you have the money, pay up. If you pay the bill, I sure hope you're not boating with me.

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Been lurking here for a short time, I'm glad most posters aren't like this or this place would drive away alot of new owners.
 
Represeated my entire rubrail 2 years ago due to leaks. It's pretty straightforward. I too was quoted a high price to get this done. If you are handy, you can probably do it yourself for under $300. If you are NOT handy, you can probably do it yourself for under $300. Not real hard and you have a ton of folks here with helpful suggestions.

Here's my documentation:

http://users.adelphia.net/~kmulvey/
 
JimPend - You must have gotten up on the wrong side of the bed this morning... There are lots of things that I am entirely capable of doing, but I choose to pay someone else to do. I suspect you are the same way. I have eh ability to cook a fantastic meal, but there are times that its just nice to let someone else do it and I can sit and enjoy the time with my wife. I can brew my own beer, but for what Budweiser charges, I'll pay them instead. It all comes down to what is your time worth. I am fortunate in that my time is worth more than the $90/hr that my marina wants to charge me. Now, when they come back and say that they will now be charging me $500/hr for labor, you'll see another post from me on the best way to replace the rub rail myself...
 
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