Tainacious
Recruit
- Joined
- Apr 13, 2010
- Messages
- 5
So in April 2010 I bought a new 2009 Stratos 186xt with a 115 Evinrude etec. My first time buying a boat. Right off the back when I first put the boat in the water I had problems. Boat would die when I put it in gear. Brought it back to the dealership a couple times to fix and they were never able to fix it. Finally got fed up with the dealership and took it to another shop and they were able to fix the problem which I had to pay for out of my own pocket. Then after that I noticed that it was not running smoothly so I took it back in and found out that the dealership had originally put the wrong prop on the motor (angle was not specified for that motor/boat) so I had to buy a new prop, again with my own money. Now finally I got the boat running in tip top shape but when I went to take it out last week the battery was dead and wouldn't start. I tried charging it for a few days but no luck. After talking with the shop they informed me that the battery was never initiated correctly and they never even marked the date of install on the battery. To say the least I am pretty annoyed with all the problems I've been having with the boat and all the extra money I've had to dish out to fix what I thought would be a brand new working boat but I'm not sure if I'm just making a big deal out of nothing. Are these common problems among new boats? Should I look in to hiring a lemon-law attorney and try and get my money back for the boat?
I need your help.
Thanks,
Tai.
I need your help.
Thanks,
Tai.