Rafting Damage Who Should Pay

[dstroud1987]

Re: Rafting Damage Who Should Pay

I think this all boils down to weather or not you want to pay him. I am 99% sure that you dont have to pay a dime to him because when you decide to tie off on someone elses boat you are the one who has to make sure your boat doesnt get damaged. Unless of course there was something wrong with your boat that made the situation avoidable or you did it on purpose.. then you would be held responsible for it.

If he is really concerned about his 100$ then he should have taken pictures of his boat before he tied it to you, showing no damage, and let you know that if something happens to his boat by accident, you would be responsible. (obviously you wouldnt have tied them together if that was the case) and then once he parted ways with you at the end of the day, he should have inspected his boat for damages right after, and let you know right away.

the bottom line is that everyone is responsible for their own boat when attaching them together.. unless stated otherwise before attaching them together.

so the big question isnt do you owe him the 100$.. the big question is do you want to pay it to him.. and i dont think anyone here has the inside knowledge of your relationbship with him, so its hard to say.

If i were you i would make a point to talk to him and hear what he has to say about the bill.. if you hear his side and it makes more sence now.. then maybe pay it. But if you talk to him and the situation still seems shady.. then id tell him that he isnt getting a dime out of me.

 

[PrinceValium]

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I lean to the side of not paying the guy. Of course, $100 isn't much money, but if you pay him $100, aren't you (in a sense) admitting responsibility? I'm sort-of paranoid about legal issues like this. Interesting situation, though. Luckily, it sounds relatively minor no matter which way you decide to go.

As far as legal issues go getting a receipt that he paid the guy for any damages, that would be all the guy could legally obtain from him. Meaning he accepted the amount for the damages and cannot come back and say oh btw here is another bill.

To the OP...just pay the guy and don't let him tie up to you anymore.

 

[Milkman_Rob]

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eventually there were several people jumping off my boat into the water causing the boat to rock back and forth somewhat more than it would have......

If it was just normal wake rocking the boats I would say its no fault. You stated that people were jumping from your boat and causing it to rock more than normal then I see it as your fault being as your boat caused the damage. I don't think names need to be called because someone wants their boat fixed. Every one is responsible for the damage their boats cause under any circumstances.

 

[WIMUSKY]

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Honor works both ways. The OP agreed to pay for the damages. That is pretty much admitting guilt. Sure, in court(if for some silly reason it came to that) the OP could say he never agreed to pay. The "honorable" thing to do is to pay the $100 that the Op agreed to pay, get a receipt for reasons stated by others and move on.........

I didn't dig deep into this, but, if this issue falls under property damage, the statute of limitations is 2 years......
http://research.lawyers.com/Texas/Texas-Statutes-of-Limitations.html

Then I saw this about oral agreements which is 4 years...
http://www.statuteoflimitations.net/texas_statute_of_limitations.htm

Anyway.........................

 

[Maclin]

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Did the other owner actually fix their boat?

 

[ezmobee]

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He is ex marine and I believe an honorable guy.

An honorable guy doesn't come after a friend for a total BS $100 three years after the fact.

 

[Insteada]

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If I said I'd pay, then I'd have to follow through and pay to keep my word. Just who I am.

The $100 is cheap. The headaches that will come from not paying the $100 will not be worth it.

 

[greenbush future]

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An honorable guy doesn't come after a friend for a total BS $100 three years after the fact.

Been waiting for another person to actually notice that this guy doesn't even have the units to hand you this receipt man to man. And to do it years later tells me even more, perhaps not enough to know what to do, but to all these people who think you should be handing out $100.00 bills, I would question the above before I hand anyone my hard earned coin. $100 in my pocket is exactly that, tell him to man up and talk to you directly or go pound sand. What kind of man does this kind of child's play? And his military status means nothing, and I mean nothing regarding his actions on the water and towards you. Laugh it off and put this right back on him, then see if he mans up. Asking a friend to do his dirty work says he's weak at best, and money doesn't grow on tree's right?

 

[Robbabob]

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Yeah, I see the side of wanting to keep everyone happy in the cove. We have one here and a lot of boats raft up, 2-3 lines deep and up to 20 boats across. Damage happens all the time... you feel bad if you cause it and you brush it off when it happens to you because it's never intentional. When you do notice someone being an idiot and probably going to cause damage, that's when you speak up to prevent damage or just depart the group and hope everyone else stays safe.

The marine should never have brought it up to you. He doesn't deserve anything. The $100 is a great way to keep you in good sight around the cove if he'd verbally bash you for not paying when you said you would. Keep the peace... he may even have you back if you ever need it.

Give him the $100 and talk it over the way HomeCookin' suggests. If this guy has any heart after hearing what you have to say, he'd push the money back to you. No matter the outcome, you said you'd pay and the low amount means nothing to cove fun and knowing you did the right thing... even when you didn't need to offer it up.

Enjoy the season!