On 07 Oct 2003 02:30:36 GMT, Gould 0738 wrote:

That's a terrible story Chuck. What knid of boat was it?

A fish boat with a misplumbed baitwell.

Could have been built by anybody.

The problem with focusing on the brand name is that people might then assume,
"As long as I avoid brand X, I won't have to take many precautions." Could
have, and undoubtedly has happened to boats built by other companies, too.


True enough, but would other companies have treated the owners so badly?

I recently (this July) bought a SeaDoo Utopia 185 from Profile Motorsports
in Gorham, NH. That is an 18 1/2 foot jet boat powered by a Mercury 200
hp. After checking it out at a nearby lake, I started trailering it to
several lakes in Maine. In early August, the engine quit in the middle of
Rangeley Lake. I tried to figure out what was wrong, but had no luck.
Finally (and fortunately) I got a tow back to the launch site. I took the
boat back to the dealer where they discovered that one of the air injectors
had broken off inside one of the cylinders, scored the piston and destroyed
the cylinder head. The dealer insisted on replacing the engine, and while
the work was being done, he loaned me a new Utopia 205, a more expensive
boat than mine. While it left me with a bad taste for Mercury, I was
impressed that Bombardier and their dealer treated me as well as they did.
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Larry
email is rapp at lmr dot com