neurodoc
Senior Member
- Joined
- Feb 8, 2014
- Messages
- 115
- Location
- Argentina
- Vessel Name
- Fitzcarraldo
- Vessel Make
- 55 Ft Steel Trawler
Hi there, my boat is currently on the hard ready to be put back into the water.
Went to the Admin to pay.... and bill was like
Nothing that I did not knew was charged, but lousy weather made me loose a lot of precious time.
The yard charges a fixed daily fee rain or shine.
Also a fixed amount for each movement the travellift makes.
Also a fee for electricity from Mo to Fri.
Working hours (even for the owner) are Mo to Fri from 8 AM to 6 PM. Sat from 8 to 12. Sundays> closed.
The repairs and painting of my boat took 46 days.... from which 9 were Sundays, 9 were Saturdays (counting as 4 and a half).
Also had 10 days of rain.
This means that I lost (min) a 50% of the time I will be paying for.
Later today I will have a meeting with the owner to try to get some reduction on the final amount of the bill.
How is it in your yard? Do you get benefits I should try to negotiate ?
Thanks, Cosme
PS I knew the rates... but never expected to stay that long (basically due to poor weather)
Went to the Admin to pay.... and bill was like
Nothing that I did not knew was charged, but lousy weather made me loose a lot of precious time.
The yard charges a fixed daily fee rain or shine.
Also a fixed amount for each movement the travellift makes.
Also a fee for electricity from Mo to Fri.
Working hours (even for the owner) are Mo to Fri from 8 AM to 6 PM. Sat from 8 to 12. Sundays> closed.
The repairs and painting of my boat took 46 days.... from which 9 were Sundays, 9 were Saturdays (counting as 4 and a half).
Also had 10 days of rain.
This means that I lost (min) a 50% of the time I will be paying for.
Later today I will have a meeting with the owner to try to get some reduction on the final amount of the bill.
How is it in your yard? Do you get benefits I should try to negotiate ?
Thanks, Cosme
PS I knew the rates... but never expected to stay that long (basically due to poor weather)