Stringer Pushing through bottom of Boat?

[baineyg]

Hi All, I was cleaning my boat and noticed these giant cracks on the bottom. Both sides have it in the same spot. It is a 2006 Tahoe from Bass Pro. Can you tell me what these might be from? I have a 5 year hull warranty through tracker and seriously hope this is something that should be covered. Thanks

 

[SuzukiChopper]

Re: Stringer Pushing through bottom of Boat?

If I was you, and that was my boat... I'd be taking it to them. Doesn't look pretty.

 

[oops!]

Re: Stringer Pushing through bottom of Boat?

thats catastrophic hull failure.......

congratulations...you get a new boat.....

i am worried however...that they may say that the trailer is not matched to the boat.....
but if the package was purchased togeather........

 

[oops!]

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and by the way....

welcome to i boats

 

[baineyg]

Re: Stringer Pushing through bottom of Boat?

Thanks for the answer. I hope tracker marine doesn't give me to hard of a time.
It was a matched set trailer/boat straight off Bass Pro Showroom floor. Now for the call to the dealer.

 

[gcboat]

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I'd hate to say that this will be an easy situation to deal with because it probably won't - but I'm definately on your side and as oops! said - you get a new boat !!! ( or should ) And oh yea, tell them no thanks on a reapir job.

 

[thefairlaneman]

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I bet that people jumping around in it on the showroom floor caused it. I would get my waranty papers and go diectly to the store manager ASAP

 

[cbavier]

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One other thing in addition to all the good advice you've gotten so far. If Push comes to Shove and as last resort. Hire an Attorney! However I don't think you will have a problem from Dealer or manufacturer. The reason I say. I don't think you will have a problem is. If you win in court. The Manufacturer will have to pay Attorney fees and Court costs and you surely will win so Manufacturer will not want the added expenses. Also probably they will want to keep you as a satisfied customer.

 

[oops!]

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yeah ...keep us posted on this one......

but just a reminder......on the iboats forums.....

no bashing of any type is allowed....either the mannufacturer or the dealer....

so if they start giving you a hassel...be very careful with your words on this one.....

i could see it be very easy to "loose it" and call them all a bunch of................. "so and so s"

i would love to see this thread stay open....so we can all see how they handle the situation......

best of luck.......and ditto on the "no repair".....that is a hull/stringer joint that has pushed thru the hull...it is very hard to make it all one peice again...
its a newer boat too, so if it is a foam core....its allready got water in it....

and btw....do not use the boat .......it could sink if it hits a wave or two (swamp)

cheers
oops

 

[Robj]

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Return it, and get your new boat. That looks like a serious hull failure. Keep us posted. Take lots of pictures of the failed are both inside and outside, just incase you need them.

Have a great day,

Rob.

 

[baineyg]

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Well, Bass Pro took the boat and is contacting the manufacturer. They said Engineers will have to determine what is wrong. I'll keep you all posted of what they decide.
Thanks for all the advice.

 

[oops!]

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how did they treat you?

and an engineer just saw it....tee hee...(rob j)

 

[Robj]

Re: Stringer Pushing through bottom of Boat?

how did they treat you?

and an engineer just saw it....tee hee...(rob j)

Sorry man, ain't no engineer here. But lucky for me, you don't need to be one to figure this one out.

Have a great day,

Rob

 

[baineyg]

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The service manager was actually nice. I asked if he ever seen anything like this before and he said no. But i'm sure they can't say if they have. I'm glad it has a 5 year warranty. Now I just have to wait for the manufacturer's reponse.

 

[TheWoodCrafter]

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How long are they going to make you wait for the manufacturers response?
Did you ask?
Hope it is not going to take a month.

 

[thefairlaneman]

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Maybe they need to give you another loaner boat while you wait. afterall you are being deprived of its use are you not?

 

[oops!]

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i think ittl take as long as it takes to figgure out who gets to pay for it....

its not the sales floors fault......but i think they might try to say "user fault"

in just guessing on that one...but i would think someonr might try to weasel out of paying.......

on the other hand...you may have uncovered a structural failure in the entire line of craft........and thats a whole can of worms......a big can....


baineyg......how were you using the boat?........and were you using it?...or perhaps a teenaged son?......

were you jumping waves?.....on rough chop at high speed?......did you hit a wave and feel it let go?

or was it just regular boating conditions....

 

[TheWoodCrafter]

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Maybe they need to give you another loaner boat while you wait. afterall you are being deprived of its use are you not?

Yeh thats the ticket a loaner boat.
You need that boat man, push it!

Thats some good points oops.
If it was just cursing around, thats scary!
I don't think I would want the NEW replacement boat if it has the same type of construction (if that was the problem). You may need a 10 year warranty if it was.

 

[baineyg]

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It's pretty normal use. We are a family of four, two kids, 12 and 10. Lake mead gets pretty bumpy at times but no major waves. We pull the tube with it quite a bit with no problems. With the V6 it has no problem cruising @ 35.
The service manager said to call Tuesday and hopefully Tracker will have an answer by next Friday (22 Feb).
Since we had planned on going boating with the neighbors today we just rode with them on their boat. Made me miss mine even more. But ended up being a great day on the lake. You have to love Vegas weather in Feb (70).

 

[SgtMaj]

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Well, Bass Pro took the boat and is contacting the manufacturer. They said Engineers will have to determine what is wrong. I'll keep you all posted of what they decide.
Thanks for all the advice.

That's too bad. I had hoped to expect more from Bass Pro.

Flying an engineer out (if in fact they ever bother to have anyone look at it) just to attempt to come up with an excuse as to why it's not their fault and they won't cover it...

Am I being too cynical? I don't know, but I've been in the repair business before (not boats) and have a general understanding of how these things go. There's no reason that an engineer should have to look at it first when its so obviously a manufacturing or engineering defect. An engineer can have all the time in the world to examine it after they replace it. The fact that they didn't immediately do that, says volumes in my opinion.

My only advise is that if they don't replace it, or at the very least, repair it (if it is written into the warranty that it is their discretion wether or not to fix or replace) then you should get a lawyer and make sure the lawsuit is for at least 100 times the value of the boat (they won't learn anything if they're only out what they would have been anyway otherwise).