T&T: Boss Boats

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I have a friend who put one on his new Defever 49  last year and has had 
terrible luck with the boat.  They put it in the  water when they were attending 
our February Defever Rendezvous at  Useppa Island and it almost sunk as there 
was a crack or hole in it  somewhere.  The had all kinds of promises from Boss 
about repairs or  replacement but when we left for the Bahamas in April they 
had received no  satisfaction from the company but had been loaned an older 
used boat to use for  the summer as they were going cruising. The used loaner 
arrived with no plug in  it and it also almost sank as the factory unloaded it 
for delivery.  I  haven't talked to our friends since April so I don't know how 
or if the company  has replaced their new Boss boat yet.  Email me if you 
would like and I  will call them to find out if Boss has done anything to resolve 
their  problems.
 
My question to you would be this---Do you really want a fiberglass dingy if  
your are going to go cruising???   We have the traditions inflatable  and I 
would hate to see what a Boss boat would look like if it were actually  used in 
the "real cruising world" in which we operate for several months every  year.  
If you don't mind that they get all scratched up they would be OK,  but if 
you cruise with one and have to unload and load the boat in an  anchorage where 
there will certainly be a wake just when you don't want it; or  if you ever 
plan to leave it tied to a dingy dock with dozens of hard  and soft sided 
dingy's tied next to you or coming and going; or if you plan  to leave it float 
behind you cruising boat at anchor through wind  changes ,wakes and tide changes 
you will find it bumping on all sides against  the swim platform or the side of 
the boat---Well you get the picture ...
 
This advice comes from a guy who's done the Great Loop, been out the St  
Laurence past Quebec city, just returned from his third cruise to the Bahamas  and 
has covered almost 22.000 miles in the last six years.  This advice may  only 
be worth what you are paying for it but I would reconsider the Boss  purchase 
if I were you, especially if you plan to go cruising with  it.    For more 
than one reason!!!
 
 
 
 
 
John and  Karen Siscoe
CHATEAU/ Defever 46 Sport Cruiser
Karens Cell 813 765 6660  (Cingular)
Johns Cell 813 951 3610 (Verizon)
Currently Lying St Pete  Beach

Remember that the best boating accessory is a good  owner!