Steve in Seattle
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- Jun 30, 2012
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Hello,
I'm brand new to this forum and I'm darn glad I found it.
Here's my problem: I bought a used Zodiac Mark 2 GT (I believe) that's 13'9" and was an upgrade from my old 310S, or so I thought. The boat is old (mid-80's) but had only been used in fresh water in Minnesota before being brought to Seattle. I paid $1,000 for it.
1. It didn't leak any air when I filled it up to check it out from the guy selling. Since then it has become a leaking train wreck.
2. I took it into the one store that does repair in Seattle on inflatables with the instructions to "fix the leaks" after I had tried several times.
3. When I picked up the boat they charged me $1,000 and change and said it took ten hours of labor to put new patches on the cones, clean off my old gluing efforts, and drill holes and install the wheels.
4. Pretty expensive I thought but at least now it's completely dialed in and I don't have to mess with it anymore.
5. I go to use it today, fill it up with air, and each seam on the back cone is totally unglued, but the ones they fixed are rock solid. I'm in an emergency situation: I just drove 5 hours to a remote lake to fish. So I get a whole bunch of Aqua Seal and Super Glue and fix it, sort of. It still leaks but is definitely not sound enough to use in the Puget Sound with a 12 year old kid while salmon fishing and crabbing.
So this is my question: should I be able to take the boat back (I picked it up two weeks ago) and ask them why the seems were unglued or did they just come unglued in the last few weeks? Secondly, have I completely ruined it by using super glue and aqua seal to repair? The big bummer to me is that after looking at this site, I could have bought a brand new Zodiac that's 11'6" for a little more than $1,000. Anyway, I'm pretty bummed out and looking for advice. I have a feeling this boat could be a lemon or was just not checked out properly at the shop where I took it to be repaired. Thanks.
I'm brand new to this forum and I'm darn glad I found it.
Here's my problem: I bought a used Zodiac Mark 2 GT (I believe) that's 13'9" and was an upgrade from my old 310S, or so I thought. The boat is old (mid-80's) but had only been used in fresh water in Minnesota before being brought to Seattle. I paid $1,000 for it.
1. It didn't leak any air when I filled it up to check it out from the guy selling. Since then it has become a leaking train wreck.
2. I took it into the one store that does repair in Seattle on inflatables with the instructions to "fix the leaks" after I had tried several times.
3. When I picked up the boat they charged me $1,000 and change and said it took ten hours of labor to put new patches on the cones, clean off my old gluing efforts, and drill holes and install the wheels.
4. Pretty expensive I thought but at least now it's completely dialed in and I don't have to mess with it anymore.
5. I go to use it today, fill it up with air, and each seam on the back cone is totally unglued, but the ones they fixed are rock solid. I'm in an emergency situation: I just drove 5 hours to a remote lake to fish. So I get a whole bunch of Aqua Seal and Super Glue and fix it, sort of. It still leaks but is definitely not sound enough to use in the Puget Sound with a 12 year old kid while salmon fishing and crabbing.
So this is my question: should I be able to take the boat back (I picked it up two weeks ago) and ask them why the seems were unglued or did they just come unglued in the last few weeks? Secondly, have I completely ruined it by using super glue and aqua seal to repair? The big bummer to me is that after looking at this site, I could have bought a brand new Zodiac that's 11'6" for a little more than $1,000. Anyway, I'm pretty bummed out and looking for advice. I have a feeling this boat could be a lemon or was just not checked out properly at the shop where I took it to be repaired. Thanks.