Handling maintenance and overhauls for GURPS Spaceships

[Anaraxes]

Originally Posted by Frost

The engineer is there to keep things running they probably don't have the time or the resources to to make that kind of change to most systems.

Though you could make an argument for having _extra_ engineers, above and beyond the required crew. Still issues with facilities and tools. You can't do everything under the local shade tree-like flora with your box of hand tools. But you could work out some sort of reduction.

As for comparing prices, it's not a bad place to start. But sometimes replacing something in place in a completed product is just more difficult, time-consuming, and expensive than installing a better-quality new version in the first place. Ever remodel a kitchen or replace the heating and AC units in a house -- never mind rewiring one for Ethernet? Definitely harder than being able to choose your time during initial construction.