Re: Help! I need lawyers and mechanics
bondo,<br /><br />I would agree with your technical assessment of the situation. I think we can resolve the situation and make the boat whole but.....<br /><br />What if this boat was next to you, blew up and the insurance company refused to pay for your damages because of an undisclosed and improper modification. Might your perspective change?<br /><br />If it was no big deal, why was it not disclosed at the time of sale? Are you aware of any blue mercruiser engines? OMC is what he was familiar with and they are blue. If it was disclosed, would you have changed some of your prepurchase inspections? I for one would like to know who did the rebuild. What parts did they change. Why did they have the engine misaleigned. Why steel petcocks? In order to now verify the starter is a marine starter we have to pull the engine. I don't know what the reason was for the engine change. Block cracked due to poor winterization, run without oil, struck by lightning who knows, I know someone who would like to know. FYI there is a pretty good market for rebuilt MARINE engines.<br /><br />The mercruiser mechanic identified several non-standard components on initial inspection and when he has time after the fall winterization rush WE (brother) must pay for an inspection requiring the removal of the engine. Doesn't purchasing a boat from a dealer afford certain protections?<br /><br />Most importantly my entire family went for a ride on this boat. Had any of us known, nobody would have gone. We also would have not taken it to a public launch ramp endangering everyone, maybe even you, to a potential explosion. There are reasons people are licenced and it affords protection to everyone, not just the purchasing party.<br /><br />I have not indicated that the dealer is a crook, he may be unskilled, forgetful, lazy or incompetent. Nor have I requested advise on how to sue for punitive damages. I don't expect the dealer to absorb the entire financial cost of bringing this situation to an equitable conclustion. But why license anyone, if there is not a value-added aspect to the buyer and the community. Yep, nobody was hurt and now the financial aspects are in play. Thats the good news. But if busness practices that endanger the community are allowed, we all suffer. My goal is to obtain information on what is needed to make his boat safe for everyone.<br /><br />As to singling out a comment made as to the improvement of the boat, what exactly does that have to do with the safety of it? If you can only afford a 7K boat then you should expect to blow up, have the product misrepresented, anticipate non-legal modifications? And asking for information on how to make a boat safe, a non-starter?<br /><br />I really hope I am misreading your comments as this is a somewhat emotional situation for my family. I have read many of your posts and you bring alot to the discussions you post into. I don't know your background, perhaps a boat dealer, but everyone who purchases an item such as a boat should be confident the product is safe, or told what isn't. Trial an error works fine for making cookies, rolling the dice on people's safety is unacceptable. <br /><br />Thanks.
