I don't understand all the people telling him the Marina did him a favor by replacing impellers, if that is what they did. We still don't really know what they did so far. Everyone is simply assuming it was the impellers. Could have been thermostats. Could have been exhaust elbow gaskets.
In the original post he stated that he told them NOT to do any work to the boat because HE was going to do the work on the boat HIMSELF.
I also don't understand why everyone is being so complacent. Do you all just let people do stuff to your possessions and investments without questioning anything? That is all the OP is doing. Questioning. That is why he posted here. He was looking for advise to something that happened to him. I am a bit surprised as to the non support he got by people telling him that the Marina did him a favor. A favor to the tune of over $400.00.
A favor would have been to have found and corrected the issue and told him to have a nice day and enjoy the boat. Then there would have been a totally different type of thread going on. And for the so called profit of only $200.00 that someone mentioned, they would have had a big marketing day on this forum. Everyone is saying that $400.00 is nothing to get your panties in a bunch over...so why did the Marina, by telling him he couldn't take the boat unless he paid? I mean if their profit was only $200.00 in the whole deal you have to wonder why they were so adamant about not letting him take the boat at all. Especially when it was their mess up.
To allow companies to just nonchalantly charge people for work that was not authorized, and BTW, BS asking as to when his impellers were last changed, which has nothing to do with the issue, is, well, BS. The issue is that work was preformed without authorization. Not to question his maintenance schedule.
And why is it his responsibility to go back and talk to the marina? Again? Why wouldn't the Marina, if it is sucha n outstanding place, have come up with a solution right on the spot? Instead of getting the whole thing whacked out on the internet.
Once again.....
Go back and read the original posting. He asked that NO work be done. There were no FAVORS done, and non should have been done without consulting with the owner of the vessel first. Favor or billed.
I may not understand why the OP didn't call the marina if after a few weeks he hadn't heard from them for an ASAP splash in....but, I have to also question why a Marina would allow a boat to sit in a slip, with a $400.00 bill sitting there for those weeks as well. Most marinas want the space back when it is busy.
Yes this was a complete breakdown in communications on both parties, but not something that should simply be accepted as OK or normal.
We all have the responsibility of watching over our investments and money.
There may not be that much of it left in a few years the way things are going with the economy. And I for one don't want to fund someones retirement, simply because I let things slide.
BTW if $400.00 is nothing to get panties in a bunch, I'll PM you my address and you can send it to me...I'll donate it at the Forum Fest.
