GL: Marina work overcharge wars

[John & Judy Gill]

The marina owner may have already put a mechanics lean on the boat in  
which case the owner no longer has a clear title and the amount must  
be paid if the boat is sold.  Also, the marina may have the boat out  
of the water and on the hard, so it can't be taken out of the marina  
without the bills being paid in full.  Clearly the marina has the  
upper hand.  The owner is stuck with having to resort to the Better  
Business Bureau, Boat U.S., his insurance company, lawyers and use of  
bad publicity.

More often than not, marinas fear bad publicity, particularly if the  
boat owner is a member of one or more large boating organizations  
such as yacht clubs, Power Squadron or Coast Guard Auxiliary,  
Americas Great Loop Cruisers Association, etc.

John

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On Jul 9, 2008, at 11:54 AM, Wade Ehlen wrote:

> How about paying the insurance-covered bill with the insurance  
> money and the second, disputed bill, with a credit card.  Then get  
> the boat out of the yard to somewhere else.  At that point can't  
> the boat owner contact the credit card company and dispute the  
> bill?  He would then have time to get an attorney, experts, etc.  
> and line up his plan of action.  Maybe sue in small claims court.
>
> Wade Ehlen
> Albin 36 Miss Happ
>
>
> --- On Wed, 7/9/08, Gypsymt34 at aol.com <Gypsymt34 at aol.com> wrote:
>
>> From: Gypsymt34 at aol.com <Gypsymt34 at aol.com>
>> Subject: Re: GL: Marina work overcharge wars
>> To: great-loop at lists.samurai.com
>> Date: Wednesday, July 9, 2008, 9:17 AM
>> To all,
>> Having read most of the responses.
>>
>> My immediate goal would be to get the boat out of that
>> marina service
>> facility regardless of what it took.
>> I am quite sure that your storage bill is going up daily,...
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