Buddy Mania
25-06-2009, 09:38 PM
Interested readers may recall a post I made on a now-closed thread about my experience of dealing with Fisher Boats.
http://www.ausfish.com.au/vforum/showthread.php?t=149082&page=17
For the purposes of clarity and simplicity, I'll refer to Fisher Boats Pty Ltd (the company that underwent administration at the start of 09 and subsequently liquidation) as Fisher Mk1 and to Fisher Boats Australia Pty Ltd (the new entity trading since) as Fisher Mk2.
In summary, I was a customer of Fisher Mk1. When the company went under I was left with a part-built boat, complete with significant workmanship problems, worth nowhere near what I'd paid.
With my hull in-situ at Fisher Mk2, and after much delay and dissatisfaction with outcomes or lack thereof, I made the decision to remove the hull to another place and to explore my options.
Following a third-party assessment of the hull, and advice on the extend of remedial work that it would require, I made the decision to post the extent of my dissatisfaction with both Fisher Mk1 and Fisher Mk2.
People may judge that my course of action was wrong; I don't care what people think. If I got a dodgy curry and a case of food poisoning at the local takeaway, I'd tell everyone I knew. This is no different. I stand by everything I said ... well, almost.
Since that post I've received PMs about it and I've taken phone calls from people too. Ausfish members and followers of this issue may be interested in one of those phone calls in particular.
To my surprise, I was contacted again by Mick Sanderson of Fisher Mk2 who had read my post, said he didn't want to leave the situation unresolved, and offered to help me salvage something from the unfortunate point the dream boat had sunk to.
I'm currently negotiating the fine details with Mick about the nature and terms of that help, but as I'd taken the time to post negative remarks, I feel it's only right to take the time to give credit where it's due. I thank Mick for contacting me, and for offering his assistance. Most importantly though, I thank him for acknowledging that things weren't right and that he had an opportunity to help address that.
I look forward to a better outcome and i commit to keeping Ausfish members abreast of developments. Thank you to the members who have been supportive. I'm anticipating a happy ending.
Regards
Buddy
http://www.ausfish.com.au/vforum/showthread.php?t=149082&page=17
For the purposes of clarity and simplicity, I'll refer to Fisher Boats Pty Ltd (the company that underwent administration at the start of 09 and subsequently liquidation) as Fisher Mk1 and to Fisher Boats Australia Pty Ltd (the new entity trading since) as Fisher Mk2.
In summary, I was a customer of Fisher Mk1. When the company went under I was left with a part-built boat, complete with significant workmanship problems, worth nowhere near what I'd paid.
With my hull in-situ at Fisher Mk2, and after much delay and dissatisfaction with outcomes or lack thereof, I made the decision to remove the hull to another place and to explore my options.
Following a third-party assessment of the hull, and advice on the extend of remedial work that it would require, I made the decision to post the extent of my dissatisfaction with both Fisher Mk1 and Fisher Mk2.
People may judge that my course of action was wrong; I don't care what people think. If I got a dodgy curry and a case of food poisoning at the local takeaway, I'd tell everyone I knew. This is no different. I stand by everything I said ... well, almost.
Since that post I've received PMs about it and I've taken phone calls from people too. Ausfish members and followers of this issue may be interested in one of those phone calls in particular.
To my surprise, I was contacted again by Mick Sanderson of Fisher Mk2 who had read my post, said he didn't want to leave the situation unresolved, and offered to help me salvage something from the unfortunate point the dream boat had sunk to.
I'm currently negotiating the fine details with Mick about the nature and terms of that help, but as I'd taken the time to post negative remarks, I feel it's only right to take the time to give credit where it's due. I thank Mick for contacting me, and for offering his assistance. Most importantly though, I thank him for acknowledging that things weren't right and that he had an opportunity to help address that.
I look forward to a better outcome and i commit to keeping Ausfish members abreast of developments. Thank you to the members who have been supportive. I'm anticipating a happy ending.
Regards
Buddy