Thermostats replacement ?

[Franco]

Hey Lucky,
Mind if I put my two cents worth in? I am a service director at a new car dealership in florida. I can relate to what your saying. Sometimes dealers have to do things as a package deal and only that way. The have to protect thier liability for doing a quality repair. In the past they may have tried to do only a "partial" repair per a customers request, and had it come back and bite them, which usually costs them a lot of money to make a customer happy. Mechanics, both cars and boats, are one of only a few jobs people will try to do at home. And only the folks with real skills can do a good job. Thats why most people don't try to do surgery at home.
Bottom line is he was looking after both you butts at the same time. If you were willing to pay the bill he was gonna make sure you didn't get stranded out in the boat, and he was covering all his bases. Expensive, but not a bad deal for most folks.