Heath
16-03-2003, 09:39 AM
Thought I would share a bit of a story about a mate of mine who bought a new boat last week.
His decision was the Stessel 6m Blue water with a Honda 130hp.
In hind sight he should not have accepted it, but you know what it is like picking up a new boat & all :-/
I arrived about 5 mins after he got it home, and looking over the boat was nothing short of dissapointing.
We found the following -
The trailer was not set up correctly with half the rollers not even touching the hull The trailer compliance plate was held on by a single mild steel screw and missing all information except for the VIN number The trailer had all mild steel nyloc nuts on gal bolts No safety chain on the trailer to secure the bow to The boat's carpet colour was wrong, it was grey instead of blue There were 3 big melt marks on the carpet where something hot has been set down like a heat gun, there was also 2 spots where chewing gum was on the carpet and also a big grease stain The berly bucket was mounter right next to the motor so close in fact that the motor could not be turned full lock as the muncher would hit the cowling The bait tank was mounted so the lid opens into the boat, making you lean right over it to try & get your livies The sounder & GPS were mounted in such away that the wires at the back were squashed at 90 deg Nav lights and arial base were attatched with stainless self tapets, which had to be tightened as they were all loose Boarding ladder on the rear was crooked and held on by stainless rivets, it also had no secure strap which would have allowed it to bash against the back of the boat To top it all off, this morning my mate is waiting for us at the ramp, when its time time to go, he has no gears!!! When checked, there were no pins to hold the gear selector or excellerator cables on. This could have been deadly had he been crossing Currumbin bar etc, luckly we were at Tweed & the problem identified. So the boat was put straight back on the trailer.,
I had heard rumours about the dealer, but that was absolutly disgracfull. He had the boat back there all last week to get the carpet replaced, when he got it back they still hadn't adjusted the trailer or moved the berly bucket. He has did that all himself, as at least he knows it'll be done right.
Never will I go to this dealer.
His decision was the Stessel 6m Blue water with a Honda 130hp.
In hind sight he should not have accepted it, but you know what it is like picking up a new boat & all :-/
I arrived about 5 mins after he got it home, and looking over the boat was nothing short of dissapointing.
We found the following -
The trailer was not set up correctly with half the rollers not even touching the hull The trailer compliance plate was held on by a single mild steel screw and missing all information except for the VIN number The trailer had all mild steel nyloc nuts on gal bolts No safety chain on the trailer to secure the bow to The boat's carpet colour was wrong, it was grey instead of blue There were 3 big melt marks on the carpet where something hot has been set down like a heat gun, there was also 2 spots where chewing gum was on the carpet and also a big grease stain The berly bucket was mounter right next to the motor so close in fact that the motor could not be turned full lock as the muncher would hit the cowling The bait tank was mounted so the lid opens into the boat, making you lean right over it to try & get your livies The sounder & GPS were mounted in such away that the wires at the back were squashed at 90 deg Nav lights and arial base were attatched with stainless self tapets, which had to be tightened as they were all loose Boarding ladder on the rear was crooked and held on by stainless rivets, it also had no secure strap which would have allowed it to bash against the back of the boat To top it all off, this morning my mate is waiting for us at the ramp, when its time time to go, he has no gears!!! When checked, there were no pins to hold the gear selector or excellerator cables on. This could have been deadly had he been crossing Currumbin bar etc, luckly we were at Tweed & the problem identified. So the boat was put straight back on the trailer.,
I had heard rumours about the dealer, but that was absolutly disgracfull. He had the boat back there all last week to get the carpet replaced, when he got it back they still hadn't adjusted the trailer or moved the berly bucket. He has did that all himself, as at least he knows it'll be done right.
Never will I go to this dealer.