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Location: Eau Claire, WI | I'm trying to understand the difference between boat motor repair places and others like automotive. Hoping some of you with experience in the industry can help me understand "the way it is" with this type of business.
Your car breaks down, you can usually get in and out quickly. Your boat breaks down and it will be a month before anyone can look at it and then it takes forever to get any parts, etc. It shouldn't take a week or more to get a part from Fond du Lac to Chippewa Falls. Cripes I could ride a donkey over and back in that time.
This is the case most of the time in my neck of the woods, is it true everywhere?
Why is it this way? Shortage of mechanics? Lack of onsite parts inventories? Slow distribution channels?
I'm in a fun spot right now. Just took out my boat last night since having winterized last fall. Having temp gauge issues and I'm not sure whats going on. Next week, I have three days to fish with my 5 year old before some other issues take me off the water for some time into summer. no one can touch it until weeks from now so looks like I'm hosed.
Seems like there is a huge opportunity for someone who could offer quick reliable service but maybe there are constraints that won't allow that?
Thanks,
Jono
Edited by Jono 5/5/2011 11:22 AM
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