Recall on some Savage fibreglass hulls

[ranmar850]

https://www.boatsales.com.au/editorial/details/savage-fibreglass-cabin-boats-recalled-over-cracking-sinking-fears-116605/

[catshark]

okay structual issues is it , not enough glass in the shoulders ? i havent seen anyone with a new savage, probably mostly a victorian thing since their made down there...PPB destroying boats i dont know...

[Greg P]

Chinese crap

[Islander77]

Hmm, I was under the impression that Savage shut down their fiberglass part of the business long time ago (~8-10 years ago?) and sold the remaining hull forms to Whittley?
I thought they only made and sold aluminium boats after that?

[ozynorts]

Hmm, I was under the impression that Savage shut down their fiberglass part of the business long time ago (~8-10 years ago?) and sold the remaining hull forms to Whittley?
I thought they only made and sold aluminium boats after that?


Telwater own the Savage range and their glass boats are built in China. .

[Noelm]

Correct, Savage glass boats are sold through different dealers to their alloy range, though some do have both, a recall is not the end of the world, different to if there is a problem and they just don't want to know about it.

[Noelm]

Just read a bit more about the recall, seems only a couple of models are involved.

[Coontakinta]

Just read a bit more about the recall, seems only a couple of models are involved.

80 boats in total as i recall.
Still not an ideal situation & perhaps a marked decrease in resale value.
I wonder however, for those that are not "repairable" who will cover the cost of removing engines & electronics, etc & the refitting of same to the new hull?

[Noelm]

Telwater will pay dealers to do any work required, it's pretty common practice when there is issues like this.

[stevej]

just lucky its here with a recall system to force them to rectify and that a large company is involved where a smaller company would probably just go bust

and all depends on how bad it is or sensationalism from media reporting

my Mitsubishi challenger had 7 recalls