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Location: Eau Claire, WI | Kris Gottwald at Crystal Pierz in Rice Lake, WI is a great guy to deal with. Since I've posted this, I've had a few things up to him. The work and turn around is fantastic. I have another place closer to home that I trust but they take forever. Its worth the two hour round trip up to Kris when my alternatives closer to home will want an appointment two to three weeks in advance and then take another two to three to fix the problem. Unacceptable.
Kris is on this board as "kjgmh".
I understand that unlike auto, its tough to stock parts so it can take time, etc but when you order a part at a time then pool the order to save on shipping charges, etc. its just dumb. I have a merc for god's sake the parts are over in fond du lac I could take a riding lawn mower over there and still beat the time it takes for a part to be ordered and delivered to my local wrench.
To Brian's comments about the demand, I think up here being a marine mechanic is tough because you don't have steady work year 'round. That creates a problem, not really attractive to be up this way unless you have other work you can fall back on.
Anyone who can do great service with quick turnaround should be able to clean up. Lots of opportunity to rise to the top.
Jono
Edited by Jono 4/30/2012 3:59 PM
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