Any advice?

bant6m5 · 12-01-2010, 10:24 PM

Hello - looking for some input from veteran boat owners.

My wife and I bought our first new boat from a dealer\marina up in Alton Bay. We also rented a slip for the summer from the same dealer.

During the 'sea trial', I noticed the speedometer didn't work. Minor detail - but brand new boat. Over the course of the summer I kept reminding the dealer of the inoperable speedometer and he kept saying they would get to it. Mid August, I pulled the boat to go to another lake for a week. He looked at 'a fitting' and told me to check the speedometer while on vacation. I came back and told him it still wasn't working (with an email to prove it).
End of season, he winterizes the boat. I hold back $100 from that bill to cover my expense of getting the speedometer fixed\replaced.
He sends me an email stating that I am in the wrong and to pay the bill plus interest.

Does anyone have an opinion on how I should have handled it differently? Would you pay the bill in full??
I guess lesson learned is I should have been more of a jerk rather than being a nice guy and giving 2nd, 3rd, 4th chances.

We love the Larson and my family had a great summer on the Lake. Needless to say, we would loved to have stayed at the same marina, and might have even looked to go up a size or two....but we'll move on elsewhere.

Opinions\advice appreciated. How many months til ice out??!!

Thanks!

12-01-2010, 10:24 PM	#1
bant6m5 Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Posts: 3 Thanks: 4 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Any advice? Hello - looking for some input from veteran boat owners. My wife and I bought our first new boat from a dealer\marina up in Alton Bay. We also rented a slip for the summer from the same dealer. During the 'sea trial', I noticed the speedometer didn't work. Minor detail - but brand new boat. Over the course of the summer I kept reminding the dealer of the inoperable speedometer and he kept saying they would get to it. Mid August, I pulled the boat to go to another lake for a week. He looked at 'a fitting' and told me to check the speedometer while on vacation. I came back and told him it still wasn't working (with an email to prove it). End of season, he winterizes the boat. I hold back $100 from that bill to cover my expense of getting the speedometer fixed\replaced. He sends me an email stating that I am in the wrong and to pay the bill plus interest. Does anyone have an opinion on how I should have handled it differently? Would you pay the bill in full?? I guess lesson learned is I should have been more of a jerk rather than being a nice guy and giving 2nd, 3rd, 4th chances. We love the Larson and my family had a great summer on the Lake. Needless to say, we would loved to have stayed at the same marina, and might have even looked to go up a size or two....but we'll move on elsewhere. Opinions\advice appreciated. How many months til ice out??!! Thanks!