Well of course commiserations on your misfortune & at the same time
congrats that all lives are safe.

So expect some of the NG spammers & dealer lackies will run a spirited
defense of this dealer. In this regard I'll warn you of Gould a blatant
deliverer of NG spam here.

Don't be discouraged when they attack you personally & spin this so
it's all your fault.

The internet & these types of groups, if we could get rid of the off
topic simpletons:-), are a new experience for sellers who think they can
still get away with their time honoured don't care attitude.

OMC a huge Co, was sent under because unhappy boater-campers; who were
lied to by dealers & bought their defective engines quickly found out
they weren't alone & didn't have to take being BS'd to by dealers.

Also a member of this NG called Madcow had good success against
Brunswick a few years ago by not accepting BS & telling the world what
was going on, she got her Mercruiser repaired when at first they didn't
want to know her.

I'm skeptical that the manufacturer will care much about a 1990 boat
nor a dealer after your cheque has cleared, so I don't hold out false hope.

However you can & should let the world know of your experience, could
have cost your Dad his life & yours:-)

So good luck & thanks for letting the world know:-)

Gee it seems that part of the world produces a certain type of boat
seller, when does it become a pattern???

K



MyBoatSank.com wrote:
Believe me go with the Boston Whaler. I almost lost my life and father
while fishing on my Grady White Marlin 28' which I purchased in Seattle
at Jacobsen's Marine. Take a look at the disaster photos:

http://www.MyBoatSank.com

The photos on this website are of my Grady White Marlin 28. She is a
1990 model and is equipped with twin Yamaha 250 Sal****er Series
outboard engines. She also has a four stroke 9.9hp Yamaha kicker motor
and all of the fishing gear that you could ever dream of. I purchased
the boat at the Seattle Boat Show in late January of 2004 from a local
Grady White dealer, Jacobsen's Marine in the Ballard area of Seattle,
Washington. She sank seven months later on September 3, 2004 while
fishing with my father at the mouth of the Columbia River. Within
eight minutes of leaving the safety of the harbor in Ilwaco, Washington
the boat had slipped enough water through a cracked open seam in our
splash well to fatally condemn our trip. The experience was absolutely
terrifying as my father who is in his eighties and I crossed the
Columbia Bar, the "Graveyard of the Pacific", in a sinking boat. Worse
yet was not knowing why the boat was sinking. Even worse than that was
the response I received from both the dealer, Jacobsen's Marine and the
company, Grady White of North Carolina. In the near future, this
website will provide more photos, details on how My Grady White Sank
and marine safety considerations that will certainly make your boat
safer.

Thanks for letting me know what you think.