Re: New Bennington 2274
Thus far we had had a couple of Bennington issues.
We had the boat in the water for a week and the starboard toon had a leak on the endcap. Very rear and at about the 4:00 position. Our Dockmaster alerted me that we were listing. I called the dealer and they had someone out within a couple hours. We drove the boat slowly about 6 miles to the ramp for the haul out. The dealer had to put a relief hole in the tube at 6:00 position to get all the water out and the seam was welded and has held for 10 days. To the Dealers credit, they had the boat repaired and back within 24 hours. We were in a bit of a quandry as we had out of town guests in who were from the north country and were looking forward to a 75 degree ride Saturday before Easter.
I contacted Bennington directly via email, but never heard back. I'm sure they prefer to just handle all this through the dealer, which is fine. The Dealer said this wasn't common, just my luck.
The only other minor issue, both bimini top boots had incomplete sewing jobs where the material meets the zipper welt.
Dealer is ordering two new ones.
We orderd seat covers from Bennington as we keep the boat in a slip; have vinyl floor and the playpen cover is a bit of a pain even though we have become proficient taking it off and putting it on; particularly if we just want to go sit on the boat at the dock, or do some quick cleanup.
Being in manufacturing myself I like to maintain my equilibrium and see how things like this will be handled. I would rate the handling of the leaking pontoon a 94 and the seam 100% if we get new ones within 30 days. My philosophy on things like this, so far, no one died and you can fix it with money.
