Redspeckle
07-12-2013, 06:21 AM
Earlier this year got my brand new boat Surtees 5.8 Metre Workmate and been very happy with it all seem to begood to be true ( only just 8 months old) over 3 weeks ago found some cracking just in front of welding of the cabin of the boat on both sides where cabin is attached on top of the side gunnels ( side decks )
So I contacted the Boat dealer bought the boat off and foundhad they have had some problems with this model recently and someone in theSurtees boat builders factory used thewrong template where using a 5.5m template instead of a 5.8 metre one apparently there is thick plate suppose torun past the cabin and where the Garaging folding down roof pivots on the topof side deck all welded and mounted underneath well my one wasone of those that well fell short picture attach
Because has a folding down roofwith the rod holders it causing the metal to flexi lot moreeasier apparently this is on model only they had problem with so far well tell you’snot really too happy about the someone done a stuff up by using wrongtemplate and where was the quality control people suppose to do the checking let it slip through the cracks and why they didn’t send out memo to owners of theses’types of made model boats ( what they don’t wanted any bad publicity toget out ) so got me wandering what else has been miss now atleast there is 6 year structural guarantee on the boat hull
Gee the people that know me if done some like that in my job have the potential for big derailment of ironore train over 2.2km
Yes I did have an oppuntiny to get the boatfixed in Brisbane because there was noboat dealer at the time when looking& order Surtess boat last year so when interstate & that’s where took boat back too and boat yard dealer has been very helpful taken 2 weeks to fixed because had to take outthe outboard motor wiring & steering cables and little over flowbreather fuel tank as well so they Welded on plate underneath of 6mm &plate on top of 3mm and with theexisting 3mm side gunnel now thickness of 12mm so shouldn’t felix anymore butmy only concern is where heat affect zone onto the side gunnels see overtime and both sides had to be done
See the pictures attached tellmore of the story and wanted let other Surtees boat owners check there boatswith garaging folding down roofs
Mitch
PS I put is thread up on Thursday see site was down must have got loss
So I contacted the Boat dealer bought the boat off and foundhad they have had some problems with this model recently and someone in theSurtees boat builders factory used thewrong template where using a 5.5m template instead of a 5.8 metre one apparently there is thick plate suppose torun past the cabin and where the Garaging folding down roof pivots on the topof side deck all welded and mounted underneath well my one wasone of those that well fell short picture attach
Because has a folding down roofwith the rod holders it causing the metal to flexi lot moreeasier apparently this is on model only they had problem with so far well tell you’snot really too happy about the someone done a stuff up by using wrongtemplate and where was the quality control people suppose to do the checking let it slip through the cracks and why they didn’t send out memo to owners of theses’types of made model boats ( what they don’t wanted any bad publicity toget out ) so got me wandering what else has been miss now atleast there is 6 year structural guarantee on the boat hull
Gee the people that know me if done some like that in my job have the potential for big derailment of ironore train over 2.2km
Yes I did have an oppuntiny to get the boatfixed in Brisbane because there was noboat dealer at the time when looking& order Surtess boat last year so when interstate & that’s where took boat back too and boat yard dealer has been very helpful taken 2 weeks to fixed because had to take outthe outboard motor wiring & steering cables and little over flowbreather fuel tank as well so they Welded on plate underneath of 6mm &plate on top of 3mm and with theexisting 3mm side gunnel now thickness of 12mm so shouldn’t felix anymore butmy only concern is where heat affect zone onto the side gunnels see overtime and both sides had to be done
See the pictures attached tellmore of the story and wanted let other Surtees boat owners check there boatswith garaging folding down roofs
Mitch
PS I put is thread up on Thursday see site was down must have got loss