Disappointing experience with a new Sea Ray

[Dave R]

Originally Posted by Tuckntruck

It can be all over the map - boats don't have the same lemon law protections that cars do, and it seems to be harder to get people on " misrepresented the condition intentionally". there are tons of used boats that are excellent boats, and plenty that have been abused. I think I'd feel safer with a valet boat that's ben stored indoors for it's entire life. Trailered boats near the coast would scare me a little (maybe less so for shorter boats)

That's kinda funny, our last boat was a year 2000 trailered boat near the coast, but we kept it pristine and the current owners are on their second year with it and love it. We used it in salt and fresh water, but when used in salt water, it was always flushed immediately after.

Our Tollycraft was a fresh water boat that was stored in a heated building in Michigan half it's life. It had only been in the ocean once before we bought it.

I'm really sorry you have had such a miserable time with your new Sea Ray. I cannot imagine why they would treat a customer so poorly, especially when the issues weren't exactly nit-picky. Makes me think the division of Sea Ray that makes your boat (assuming they have divisions for different types of boats) might be having some financial troubles.