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Post by BLUE AGAVE on Sept 8, 2022 10:06:47 GMT -5
Not to be a "Richard Head", But "Picked up a 320 by the Cleat?!?!?" Can this even happen? I have never seen a marina pick up boats by the cleat. Has anyone ever seen a marina lift a 30 foot boat out of the water by it's cleats? If anything I have to agree with something impacted it enough to create a frequency that surface cracked the coating. You are Kevlar reinforced so I think some 1200 grit sanding might take some of that out. Polish the heck out of it when you are done. Good luck with this challenge.
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Post by jerryk on Sept 8, 2022 11:12:58 GMT -5
I'm wondering if there was a situation where docklines were set up snug at high tide and then after owner left the tide went out before they could haul the boat out or something? Not sure I understand the situation this boat is in, i.e. why is it on the hard, how did it get there and did the owner see it come out of the water or was the lift out left for the marina to do whenever they got around to it. I agree that cracking looks strange but have more questions than answers at this point. Over the year's boat's I've owned have gotten some small stress cracks here and there but nothing like that.
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Post by jerryk on Sept 8, 2022 11:13:26 GMT -5
I'm wondering if there was a situation where docklines were set up snug at high tide and then after owner left the tide went out before they could haul the boat out or something? Not sure I understand the situation this boat is in, i.e. why is it on the hard, how did it get there and did the owner see it come out of the water or was the lift out left for the marina to do whenever they got around to it. I agree that cracking looks strange but have more questions than answers at this point. Over the years boats I've owned have gotten some small stress cracks here and there but nothing like that.
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Post by captaintom on Oct 19, 2022 8:17:40 GMT -5
Hi guys, I have not been on the forum for a while. As of now the boat is 8 months old. It was never left hanging by the dock line when the tide went out. The boat is on outside rack storage and is put in and out of the water by a very large forklift that they use to lift boats up to 15,000 lb. and 36 ft. I try to always be there when they launch and haul and I think they do a good job. As I have continued to use my boat this season it has developed more cracks in the gel coat. Small 3" crack by door out to swim ladder and on the other rail. 12" long crack by hinges to bow locker, 6" crack by the cup holder next to bow backrest, and now cracking inside fish box in the stern all the way across the bottom of fish box. I will use the boat for a couple of days, haul it out, wash and wipe it down with no new cracks and then come back a couple days later and find new ones. I have been in contact with Sailfish and now they have offered to fix the boat at the factory in Georgia. My problem now is it is 1150 miles to the factory and will cost me $5000 to ship each way. I do not have a truck and trailer. I am concerned about letting someone else do repairs, will it be done right and gel coat match ect. Do you think it is worth the investment to send the boat back to the factory?
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Post by captaintom on Oct 19, 2022 8:20:58 GMT -5
Has anyone else out there had gelcoat cracking on their Sailfish?
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Post by footy3 on Oct 19, 2022 11:13:53 GMT -5
for what my .02 are worth, I'd much prefer to have it fixed at the factory. Not to be a debbie downer, but maybe there was just some defect in the gel coat, hopefully, but maybe there is some more serious problem that the gelcoat is the first symptom of. I'd hate to be in the position of having had someone else do the work, find out there's a more serious problem, and then having to sort out all the finger pointing. Where are you located? $5K each way strikes me as a lot. I recently got a quote to pull my boat from NJ to Key Largo for $2500ish. I'd try to talk to the factory about them picking the boat up somewhere near you. They have to be delivering boats on a regular basis, those trailers might be going back empty, perhaps you can cut the cost down that way...
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Post by schlnrnd on Oct 19, 2022 17:38:17 GMT -5
This sucks. Just my opinion but if they picked it up by the clear the damn cleat would rip Out of the boat. Earlier advice about asking Aaron to reconsider is spot on. I wouldn’t want to be the employee that had to justify this explanation to a supervisor to save the company $500-$1000 bucks and piss off a customer. Keep calling and use the dealer as I’m sure the dealer wouldn’t want bad reviews of their product.
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Post by hookedup on Oct 20, 2022 3:12:43 GMT -5
I had to ship my boat some years back and I used Uship
Not sure if they'd have a cheaper price, but I was happy with them and the cost.
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Post by footy3 on Oct 20, 2022 7:00:31 GMT -5
I had to ship my boat some years back and I used Uship
Not sure if they'd have a cheaper price, but I was happy with them and the cost.
x2 on Uship. That's how I hooked up with the guy I used. You post the job you want done and different people bid on the job. There's rating on all the shippers on the site, so you're not completely blind. FWIW i think Uship takes a pretty good chunk, so an independent might do a little better. i'd be happy to put you in contact with the guy I used, he runs up and down the east coast pretty regular, has his own trailers, or can pull yours. I still think you might be able to push Sailfish into bringing it to them after they have dropped something off in your neck of the woods. There's empty trailers going back to the factory every time they drop off a boat.
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