Danny, appreciate the comments for sure and I totally agree I did blow up initially on the Scratch (dodger is brand new not a nick) it’s the main panel in center so not an easy or cheap fix. Clearly these girls have no idea or training on how to remove canvas or clean a boat beyond a good wash. I actually already apologized for my tone and language and agreed not the way to solve that was before they came back ( to make it right?) and stripped the chrome! :( Now doing my best to remain calm. But owner is stating it was like that is wearing on me as I have pictures from before they came on board. Whatever they used not cleaned off has eaten into Bimini bolts and now rust stains again none of these issues for last 2 years? The fact that it looks so much worse than when they started is hard to swallow on our beloved boats for sure. I plan to keep this boat and It will never happen again. Posting so other rookies don’t get similar issues. Do it yourself or go over in detail what is to be done and what they will use to do so! Happy 4th !!
John Conklin S/V Halcyon On Jul 4, 2019, at 11:03 AM, Danny Haughey via CnC-List <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: This is exactly why I hate letting people work on my boat... The fact is that, had you tried polishing yourself, you may have had similar results. However, you might have stopped after the first one... It really was just a matter of time before those parts started looking like that... I think for your own better mental health, you could come to an agreement with the guy to not have to pay and see if he'll pay to fix the Dodger. Bring it somewhere reputable and send the guy the bill. If the glass wasn't perfect to begin with, maybe you could split the cost because you're ending up with better than you had. If your glass was perfect then he should foot the whole bill. In the end try not to get to angry. Just work with guy and allow him the opportunity to make it right. I've been through 3 much bigger ordeals than this on 2 different boats. My advice is, don't take it personally and just try to fix the issue with as little pain as possible and put it behind you as soon as possible. You'll be much happier in the end and enjoy your boat much more! Keep in mind, this guy didn't want this situation as much as you didn't. Stay calm and try not to be angry with him (this is your biggest hurdle! ) and see where he goes with it. One ordeal I had was the yard picked my boat up from the prop shaft and lied to management about it. Management sided with their guys and came up with all kinds of reasons why my strut broke and why my prop was vibrating mercilessly under power, and none of those reasons could be their fault. So, I addressed all their theories one at a time, calmly and never losing my cool. None of their theories solved the issue and in the end they had ri admit they did it at haul out. The owner of the yard apologized and covered all the cost of chasing things down, fixed my boat put me back in and I had wonderful season. It cost me about 6 weeks though. It was the first year I was in before memorial day and with all that I was back in just before the 4 th of July. I shook hands with the owner professed no hard feelings and gained a really nice relationship with the owner afterwards. The second issue was way worse, same story though. The yard screwed up, would not own it made up lots of fantasy scenarios as to why it couldn't be their fault. I had it fixed, during the repairs, their mistake was revealed without doubt. Boat got fixed, gained some good relationships along they way and I'm now happy and only feel sorry for the jackass that couldn't behave like a gentleman or a professional, and had a huge spotlight shined on his failings in the process. That guy never apologized or anything but had to eat crow to not only his regional manager but the three vice president of the north east division after all the shit he talked about me "just trying to get something for nothing!" Sorry for the long blathering... Thanks, Danny ____________________________________________________________ Oncologists Are Freaking Out Over True Cause of Cancer healthresponses.org <https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fthirdpartyoffers.juno.com%2FTGL3142%2F5d1e154ad0d0615497491st01vuc&data=02%7C01%7C%7C3b45e4925a734f10bbb908d70090f63b%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C636978494913689080&sdata=rVrNvnCM8%2BcoZ9msvSPiYuKIbUy7RfeZ%2FM%2BG5vzhN5Y%3D&reserved=0>http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL3142/5d1e154ad0d0615497491st01vuc<https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fthirdpartyoffers.juno.com%2FTGL3142%2F5d1e154ad0d0615497491st01vuc&data=02%7C01%7C%7C3b45e4925a734f10bbb908d70090f63b%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C636978494913699085&sdata=6fos3Iconl8SKh%2BeamW72pACWbTQzolP5dJy3xahoZA%3D&reserved=0> [SponsoredBy Content.Ad] _______________________________________________ Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. Each and every one is greatly appreciated. If you want to support the list - use PayPal to send contribution -- https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.paypal.me%2Fstumurray&data=02%7C01%7C%7C3b45e4925a734f10bbb908d70090f63b%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C636978494913749128&sdata=7UOfy85VIMNWomfSoKytvgOUTdfpt9DJ3hPDESl34B8%3D&reserved=0
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