Repair Data

Marine Repair Calculators

Use the Marine database and calculators to calculate labor and materials cost for repair and refinish operations on marine vessels.

The Marine database and calculators are a value-added option. To purchase and activate the option, contact your Mitchell representative.

The calculator information used to create repair lines is saved when the lines are added to the estimate. When you access the calculator for a calculator-generated repair line, your original entries appear in the fields.

Note: If you modify the Labor Operation, Price, or Labor Unit fields after a line is added, the calculator information for that line is deleted. The repair line remains, but any related explanation lines are deleted, and calculator functionality is no longer associated with it.

How to

Use the Hull Repair calculator

On the Repair tab, do one of the following:

To add a line, on the CEG parts list, right-click a part that is eligible for hull repair, click View Detail, and then click Select or Repair/Other. If the selected part is eligible for an automatic calculation, the Hull Repair Calculator appears with default values. (Previous Boat Type and Catamaran selections appear.)
To modify a line that was added using the calculator, click and tab out of the existing Labor Operation field. Be sure that you don't change the Labor Operation because it will delete your previously entered calculator data. The Hull Repair Calculator appears with the data entered to create the repair line.

Select a Boat Type. Select the Catamaran check box if applicable.
Select a Damage Type option: Minor or Major.
Select a refinish option: Hull Repair, or Manual Repair.
If you selected Hull Repair, do the following:

Click the Material arrow, and select a material type from the list.

Enter values for Length and Height (of the repair area in inches), and then tab or click out of the fields.

The Labor Unit and Subtotal fields are calculated and entered by the Calculator.

Note:You can modify the Labor Unit field if necessary. On the repair line, the field appears with an asterisk to indicate that it was modified from the system information.

If you selected Manual Repair, do the following:

Enter any alphanumeric text you wish.
Enter values for Length and Height (of the repair area in inches), and Labor Unit, and then click out of the field.

The Subtotal field is calculated and entered by the Calculator.

Click OK to add the repair line to the estimate and close the calculator. An Explanation Line showing the selected material and repair area length is also added.

Use the Refinish calculator

On the Repair tab, do one of the following:

To add a line, on the CEG parts list, right-click a Refinish Headnote, click View Detail, and then click Select. If the selected part is eligible for an automatic calculation, the Refinish Calculator appears with default values. (Previous Boat Type and Catamaran selections appear.)
To modify a line that was added using the calculator, click and tab out of the existing Labor Operation field. Be sure that you don't change the Labor Operation because it will delete your previously entered calculator data. The Refinish Calculator appears with the data entered to create the repair line

Select a Boat Type. Select the Catamaran check box if applicable.
Select Type of Finish, # of Plain Colors, and/or # of Flake Colors.
Select a refinish option: Automatic Area Refinish, Automatic Panel Refinish, or Manual Refinish.
If you selected Automatic Area Refinish, do the following:

Enter a Description.
Enter values for Length and Height (of the refinish area in inches), and then tab or click out of the fields.

The Labor Unit and Subtotal fields are calculated and entered by the Calculator.

Note: You can modify the Labor Unit field if necessary. On the repair line, the field appears with an asterisk to indicate that it was modified from the system information.

If you selected Automatic Panel Refinish, do the following:

Enter a Description, and select a Panel.
Enter values for Length (of the refinish area in feet), and then tab or click out of the field.

The Labor Unit and Subtotal fields are calculated and entered by the Calculator.

Note: You can modify the Labor Unit field if necessary. On the repair line, the field appears with an asterisk to indicate that it was modified from the system information.

If you selected Manual Refinish, do the following:

Enter a Description.
Enter a value for Labor Unit, and then tab or click out of the field.

The Subtotal field is calculated and entered by the Calculator.

To add refinish information for another color, click Add Color. The current information appears in the table below the fields, and the fields are cleared.
Note: Once added, lines cannot be modified or deleted.
Repeat steps 7a and 7b until you have entered information for all the colors in the refinish area.
Click OK to add the repair line to the estimate and close the calculator.

Use the Decals calculator

On the Repair tab, do one of the following:

To add a line, on the CEG parts list, open the Stripes & Decals folder, right-click a decal part, click View Detail, and then click Select. If the selected part is eligible for an automatic calculation, the Decals Calculator appears with default values.
To modify a line that was added using the calculator, click and tab out of the existing Labor Operation field. Be sure that you don't change the Labor Operation because it will delete your previously entered calculator data. The Decals Calculator appears with the data entered to create the repair line.

If applying OEM decals, do the following:

In Material, select OEM Decal, and then enter a Quantity.
Enter values for Length, Height, and Cost, and then click or tab out of the fields.

The Labor Unit and Subtotal fields are calculated and entered by the Calculator.

If applying Custom decals, do the following:

Select the Lettering Same Height check box if appropriate.
Select a Material, enter values for Quantity, number of Colors, Length, and Height, and then click out of the fields.

The Cost, Labor Unit, and Subtotal fields are entered by the Calculator.

If the custom decals have text, in the Text section, do the following:

Select a Lettering Type and Font Size, and then enter a value for Height.
In the Message field, type the custom decal text.

If the custom decal requires Specialty Work, do the following:

Enter a Custom Layout Cost.
If needed, select the Digital Printing Percent Multiplier check box, and select a percentage.
If needed, select the Doming (#-D) Percent Multiplier check box, and select a percentage.

Click OK to add the repair line to the estimate and close the calculator.

Reference

Window Components – Hull Repair Calculator

*Boat Type	Select the type of boat to be repaired. Compact (Personal) Small (Canoe) Midsize (10–17) Standard (18–21) Standard+ (22–30) Large (31–40) The default is a blank field, unless a boat type was previously selected.
Catamaran	Select this check box if the vessel is a catamaran. The default is for the check box to be clear unless it was previously selected.
*Damage Type	Select the type of damage to the hull. Minor: Defined as chips, surface gouges, scratches, and so on. This type of repair generally requires the use of water resistant spreadable fillers and the spraying of gel coat or paint. (Refinishing is calculated separately.) Major: Defined as holes, punctures, fractures, cracks (through the fiberglass). This type of repair requires grinding and removal of any fractured fiberglass, replacement of fiberglass, filling, body work, gel coat replacement, and polishing. (Any backside repair is calculated separately.)
*Required fields
Hull Repair	Select this option to enable the Hull Repair fields.
Material	Select a material type. Aluminum Composite Fiberglass Fiberglass w/ Core Kevlar Steel Wood Other This entry is used with the Length and Height values to calculate the Labor Units value. The default is a blank field.
Length (in)	Enter a value (in inches) for the length of the repair area. The value must be a number greater than zero (up to 999.9). The default is zero.
Height (in)	Enter a value (in inches) for the height of the repair area. The value must be a number greater than zero (up to 999.9). The default is zero.
Labor Unit	The value in this field is entered in one of two ways: automatically by the Calculator, or manually (the value must be a number greater than zero, up to 99.9). If the value is manually entered, an asterisk appears on the repair line to indicate a user judgment item. The default is zero.
Subtotal	This read-only field is calculated using the following formula: Labor Unit * Profile Body Labor Rate No taxes or adjustments are applied.
Manual Repair	Select this option to enable the Manual Repair fields.
Material	Enter any alphanumeric text you wish (up to 35 characters).
Length (in)	Enter a value (in inches) for the length of the repair area. The value must be a number greater than zero (up to 999.9). The default is zero.
Height (in)	Enter a value (in inches) for the height of the repair area. The value must be a number greater than zero (up to 999.9). The default is zero.
Labor Unit	Enter the number of labor units required for this repair. The number must be greater than zero, up to 99.9. The default is zero. This value appears on the repair line with an asterisk to indicate a user judgment item.
Subtotal	This read-only field is calculated using the following formula: Labor Unit * Profile Body Labor Rate No taxes or adjustments are applied.

Window Components – Refinish Calculator

*Boat Type	Select the type of boat to be repaired. Compact (Personal) Small (Canoe) Midsize (10–17) Standard (18–21) Standard+ (22–30) Large (31–40) The default is a blank field, unless a boat type was previously selected.
Catamaran	Select this check box if the vessel is a catamaran. The default is for the check box to be clear unless it was previously selected.
*Type of Finish	Select a finish type. Gel Coat Paint The default is a blank field.
*# of Plain Colors	Select the number of plain colors involved in the refinish operation (0, 1, 2, 3 OR MORE). The default is a blank field.
*# of Flake Colors	Select the number of flake colors involved in the refinish operation (0, 1, 2, 3 OR MORE). The default is a blank field.
*Required fields
Automatic Area Refinish	Select this option if you are refinishing part of the panel.
Description	Enter an alphanumeric description of the refinish operation (up to 20 characters). The default is a blank field.
Length (in)	Enter a value (in inches) for the length of the refinish area. The value must be a number greater than or equal to zero (up to 999.9). This entry is used with the Height value to calculate the Labor Units value. The default is zero.
Height (in)	Enter a value (in inches) for the height of the refinish area. The value must be a number greater than or equal to zero (up to 999.9). The default is zero.
Labor Unit	The value in this field is entered in one of two ways: automatically by the Calculator manually (the value must be a number greater than zero, up to 99.9) If the value is manually entered, an asterisk appears on the repair line to indicate a user judgment item. The default is zero.
Subtotal	This read-only field is calculated using the following formula: Labor Unit * Profile Refinish Rate No taxes or adjustments are applied.
Automatic Panel Refinish	Select this option if you are refinishing the entire panel.
Description	Enter an alphanumeric description of the refinish operation (up to 20 characters). The default is a blank field.
Panel*	Select a panel type: Port (Left) Side Starboard (Right) Side Both Sides Transom Deck Bottom Hull The default is a blank field.
Length (ft)*	Enter a value (in feet) for the length of the panel. The value must be a number greater than zero (up to 99.9). The default is zero.
Labor Unit	The value in this field is entered in one of two ways: automatically by the Calculator, or manually (the value must be a number greater than or equal to zero, up to 99.9). If the value is entered manually, an asterisk appears on the repair line to indicate a user judgment item. The default is zero.
Subtotal	This read-only field is calculated using the following formula: Labor Unit * Profile Refinish Rate No taxes or adjustments are applied.
*Required fields
Manual Refinish	Select this option if the refinish area has more than one color.
Description	Enter an alphanumeric description of the refinish operation (up to 40 characters). The default is a blank field.
Labor Unit	Enter the number of labor units required for this refinish operation. The value must be a number greater than zero (up to 99.9). The default is zero. This value appears on the repair line with an asterisk to indicate a user judgment item.
Subtotal	This read-only field is calculated using the following formula: Labor Unit * Profile Refinish Rate No taxes or adjustments are applied.
Add Color	Click this button to add the current manual refinish information to the table beneath it. You can then enter more color lines. (Once added, lines cannot be modified or deleted.) This button is inactive until you enter Description and Labor Unit values and tab out of the fields.
Subtotal	This read-only field displays the total of the selected refinish option. No taxes or adjustments are applied.

Window Components – Decals Calculator

OEM
Decals
Material	Select OEM Decal.
Quantity	Enter a value (1-12) for the number of decals to be applied. The default is 1.
Length (in)	Enter a value (in inches) for the length of the decal. The value must be a number greater than zero (up to 500). The default is zero.
Height (in)	Enter a value (in inches) for the height of the decal. The value must be a number greater than zero (up to 500). The default is zero.
Cost	Enter a material unit cost for the decal. The value must be a number greater than or equal to zero (up to 99,999.99). The default is zero.
Labor Unit	This read-only field is entered by the Calculator. It identifies the Labor Unit per decal to be applied.
Subtotal	This read-only field is calculated using the following formula: (Cost * Quantity) + (Labor Unit * Quantity * Profile Body Labor Rate) No taxes or adjustments are applied. Maximum value is 99,999.99.
Custom
Lettering Same Height	Select this check box to indicate that the custom decal lettering is to be all the same height. The check box is not selected by default.
Decals
Material	Select the custom decal material. Vinyl Foil Gold Leaf The default is Vinyl.
Quantity	Select the number of custom decals to be applied (1–12). The default is 1.
Colors	Select the number of colors in the custom decals (1–6). The default is 1.
Length (in)	Enter a value (in inches) for the length of the decal. The value must be a number greater than or equal to zero (up to 600). The default is zero.
Height (in)	Enter a value (in inches) for the height of the decal. The value must be a number greater than or equal to zero (up to 100). The default is zero.
Cost	This read-only field is entered by the Calculator. It identifies the material cost per custom decal to be applied. Maximum value is 99,999.99.
Labor Unit	This read-only field is entered by the Calculator. It identifies the Labor Unit per custom decal to be applied.
Subtotal	This read-only field is calculated using the following formula: Cost + (Labor Unit * Profile Body Labor Rate) No taxes or adjustments are applied. Maximum value is 99,999.99.
Text	Specify properties for any custom decal text.
Lettering Type	Select Standard or Italic. The default is Standard.
Font Size	Select Regular or Bold. The default is Regular.
Height (in)	Enter a value (in inches) for the height of the custom decal text. The value must be a number greater than or equal to zero (up to 180). The default is zero.
Message	Enter the custom decal text. The default is a blank field.
Specialty Work	Enter values for any specialty work.
Custom Layout Cost	Enter a value for the cost of custom layout work for the decal. The value must be a number greater than or equal to zero. The default is zero.
Digital Printing Percent Multiplier check box and list	Select this check box to enable the digital printing percent multiplier. Select a value for the cost of digital printing. (The default is 10.) The check box is not selected by default.
Doming (#-D) Percent Multiplier check box and list	Select this check box to enable the doming percent multiplier. Then select a value for the cost of doming. (The default is 100.) The check box is not selected by default. Note: Doming is a step in the decal or lettering process that creates a raised effect.
Subtotal	This read-only field shows the combined totals of the OEM and Custom subtotals. No taxes or adjustments are applied. Maximum value is 100,000.00.