Our Haul Out Update on Kokomo
It’s been almost a month and we wanted to give everyone a quick update on our haul out. As you remember, we picked Seaview Boatyard during the Seattle Boat Show. They gave us a great deal, of 1/2 off our haul out with any bottom paint package, plus 20% off labor.
On March 7th, Seaview Boatyard hauled out our boat. They are painting the bottom with anti-fouling paint and cleaning/waxing the entire boat. They also are replacing the propellers and checking all of the seacocks and trim tabs.
Scott and I also asked them to have a Mercruiser mechanic come give the engines an inspection and give it a “Spring” tune-up so we are ready for summer!
Turns out, Seaview got really bogged down with so many customers taking advantage of their boat show special and so work was delayed on Kokomo. Finally, we called last week and they had started working on it. They removed the props and sent them to a shop in Mukilteo. We are still waiting for the quote to replace them. They have painted the bottom and we are waiting for an estimate for them to clean and wax the boat too. Might as well, since it’s out of the water.
What is a bummer, is we didn’t know it would take this long and the heaters haven’t been plugged in this entire time. So let’s hope there’s no mold or moisture throughout the cabin.
What does a haul out package cost?
If you are wondering what the cost is so far, here you go:
Bottom Paint Package (haul out, pressure wash & paint)Â $806
Haulout Special Discount at 50% off                      <$155>
Anti-Fouling Paint 1.25 gallons Seahawk Sharkskin        $235
Pull Props Labor – 1 hour                                    $105
Boat Show Special Labor Discount at 20% off             <$21>
Misc environmental fees, taxes, etc                         $173
Total so far     $1142
In trying to find a Mercruiser mechanic, they had no luck. So we started making calls ourselves.
Last week, I called Monkey Fist, who is in our marina. They lost their Mercruiser mechanic in December. So then I called another company, Ballard Marine Service and he is just so busy, they don’t have mobile services anymore. We called another company and they were six weeks out. Great!
Finally, I posted on Facebook that I needed recommendations. One of my boating friends, Ben gave us a recommendation, Paul at PBJ in Everett. This mechanic is by referral only and lucky for us, he was available! He’s heading to the boat on Monday and will begin the work. He charges a travel fee, plus an hourly rate with parts.
Had we not found this guy, Lake Union Sea Ray offers Mercruiser work. They have a tune-up package for $750 per engine, which includes inspection and tune-up.
Don’t forget about the dinghy tune-up
So hopefully this week, we will have an update on our engines and props. Aside from our main engines, we also needed to get our dinghy engine tuned-up. This weekend, Scott replaced the gear fluid, engine oil and spark plug. Since it’s only a 5 HP, it only needed 6oz of oil. So funny!
Checking on our Dinghy
It’s been a month since we hauled out and tied up the dinghy in our slip. We decided we should go check on it. I had also notified the harbor master at Elliott Bay Marina that the boat was delayed and not to be alarmed with it being missing.
Luckily, the dinghy only had a little bit of water in it and since it’s so heavy, we couldn’t really tip it over to dump it.
The weather was absolutely gorgeous at the marina and would have been a great day to go boating. Yachts are starting to move in on the yacht dock too. We also met our new neighbors, Kelly and Randy who brought their beautiful sailboat over from New Hampshire. It’s been at Delta Marine for nine months, getting fixed up. Their boat is SV Godspeed behind Scott in the photo below.
To say that Scott and I are anxious for boating season is an understatement, especially when the weather is gorgeous. So stay tuned on our next update for Boating Journey.
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