[C320-list] Boat Yard Blues - Engine Hours

[Ralph Winkler]

I'm almost possitive that my '96 hull #394 Yanmar will turn hours with the ignition turned ON and the engine not running.  Actually, this is typical of most diesel engines and we ran into this on several of our diesel powered construction equipment.  
In the case of Larson, NEVER trust a boat yard for maintenance without being there or checking up on them.  I'm in Milwaukee and while Larson might have a good reputation for sales and glass work I'd be hesitant to just toss them the keys and expect them to do maintenance as completely a carefully as you would yourself.  The bottomline lesson here is a) be there while they do the work or better yet learn to correctly do it yourself.

Ralph Winkler
Wind Dancer