Stringer Pushing through bottom of Boat?

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jay_merrill

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Re: Stringer Pushing through bottom of Boat?

Being Irish I would have to say it would be more like "Feckin Gobsh_tes!"


Said, no doubt, with a pint in hand! :D
 

joburocks

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Re: Stringer Pushing through bottom of Boat?

Real glad you got your boat back. Must have felt good finally cruising it around again after all those payments and time of not having it. Hope you found all the mistakes already. :)
 

jay_merrill

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Re: Stringer Pushing through bottom of Boat?

One of the things that strikes me about this whole ordeal, is that it might be worth the time to write a letter to the CEO of Tracker Marine. While it is sure to be read by some underling, and passed to Corporate Communications to be handled, sometimes good things come out of a simple letter.

For this boat to have such problems in the first place is certainly disturbing, but I think the shoddy installation of parts after hull replacement speaks volumes about why Tahoe is having such problems. If they treat the manufacturing process as haphazardly as they do repair work, its no wonder that the internet seems to have quite a few horror stories about Tahoe boats.

I wonder if the "big dogs" at Tracker even know what is going on.
 

Lou C

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Re: Stringer Pushing through bottom of Boat?

Well, it's good that they replaced it, but the fact that whoever rigged the boat couldn't even get things that simple right the first time, makes you wonder who they are hiring and who signs off on the work done, the work ethic some people have is pretty discouraging today.....

Boat buying is still more of a hit or miss affair than auto buying is today....customers expect more....we know that there is lot more hand work and outsourced components in boats than cars, but still they need to improve quality if they want to keep customers in this more difficult market, fuel costs being what they are......

And....this work, re-rigging a new boat...really is not rocket science!!!
Not compared to the rebuilds you see on this site.....all the time...
 

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Re: Stringer Pushing through bottom of Boat?

Would be nice to hear how it runs now, and if that was all the problems, or if new ones have showed up. :confused:

baineyg seems not to have posted anymore on the other forums either.
 

baineyg

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Re: Stringer Pushing through bottom of Boat?

I've been out twice since getting the boat back.
On the second outing the boat ran fine. I still have a tiny leak around the intake for the live well but I'll live with it until I figure a better way to reach the floor behind the motor. It isn't dieseling as much. The trailer/trim button doesn't work any more either. I have to push the trim buttom hard to get any movement.
I'm going to call the service department and ask if they can at least give me a new $120 keel guard and $20 scuff protector for the new hull.
Other than that it is awesome to be back on the water!
Believe me, I haven't encouraged anyone to buy this brand of boat.
 

jay_merrill

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Did anyone else just sort of sigh/chuckle at the sight of the Tracker Marine banner that has been showing up here at iboats over the last couple of days?

I think there should be a link on it leading to this thread!
 

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Did anyone else just sort of sigh/chuckle at the sight of the Tracker Marine banner that has been showing up here at iboats over the last couple of days?

I think there should be a link on it leading to this thread!

Yea, I noticed that also the other day when reading this thread, kind of appropriate. :D

Hope it doesn't influence the iboats forum.

It wouldn't be the first time a company or publication bowed under pressure from the advertiser, to censor information not favorable to the advertisers product.

Once this happens, people start to question the believability of the organization or publication involved.

I have seen threads of this type mysteriously disappear due to “technical problems” with the servers. :eek:

It would be sad for this to happen here. :(
 

oops!

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Re: Stringer Pushing through bottom of Boat?

Did anyone else just sort of sigh/chuckle at the sight of the Tracker Marine banner that has been showing up here at iboats over the last couple of days?

I think there should be a link on it leading to this thread!

guys.....this forum has been really good to all of us.....
advertising helps for the forum.....

it would not be very classy of us (forum users) to bash an advertiser that is supporting our much loved forum......

there is some other great boats on that banner too !....if i was thinking for a new boat, id look at the sale !

all it will take, is someone to bash an advertiser, this thread will get locked. and everybody looses.....

just some food for thought....

cheers my friends
oops
 

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Re: Stringer Pushing through bottom of Boat?

I wouldn't say anyone was advertiser bashing.

I think someone posted their experiences with a very expensive, defective, and potentially dangerous product he was sold.

To add to this, were months of run around concerning the repair, breakdown in communication, incompetent re-assembly of the product, and failure in the end quality control at the factory.

As can be seen all over the net, this is not an isolated problem at at this company. The posting in this forum is not the problem, the problem is at the company and the corporation that runs this Brand.

Other people posted there opinion of the situation, and like it or not, everybody has a right to one of these in a democracy.

I don't work for the company, nor do I receive incentives, or a paycheck to take up for them, so I won't be pushing their side in this.

If they have something to say to defend their questionable customer service in this matter, or what happened at the production facility when producing these defective products, this is the perfect chance to openly do so.

It is their decision on how to handle such situations, deal with the real problem, or cover it up by silencing the complaints.

Customer relations begins with the customers, and this would be a perfect chance for them to tell us, their customers, what they are going to do better next time.

They can purchase censorship rights & silence this forum, but not the entire Internet, at least not yet. It is America where this is happening, not China.

I personally have no beef with the company in question, and I am glad they sponsor this forum with their little banners, but I didn't buy this boat from them.

I always try to schedule a stop at one of their stores each time I am in the States, and I am really disappointed in their seemingly lack of interest in developing long term relationships with their customers.

The ball is now in the "forum owners" & "company's" park. Lets see how they play it in the future.

If members & threads start to disappear, we will all know why.

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Notice how I censored myself in this post to protect those with the big $$$$$$$$$$$$$'s. :D

Maybe someone will buy my silence, it's for sale, but be warned I'm not cheap. :D
 

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Re: Stringer Pushing through bottom of Boat?

I wouldn't say anyone was advertiser bashing

Maybe someone will buy my silence, it's for sale, but be warned I'm not cheap. :D


didnt mean to imply that turtle......there is some pretty cool cats on this forum.

im just glad it all worked out for bainey, that the manufacturers fixed it for him.


and that last line .....:D

cheers
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reelfishin

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I would think that after all they put you through with this boat, they would have made darn sure that everything was perfect before returning the boat to you.
The fact that you had the problems you did in the first place is bad enough, but to get it back with more issues, no matter how minor, is worse yet.
It would make me think that they did a rush job to get it done and out of their hair.
After reading that they did indeed replace the hull, I had begun to think that no matter how bad the boat was, at least the manufacturer had tried to make it right, but after seeing you still have some minor issues pretty much wipes that impression clean.

Good luck with it from here on. I'd be looking to the dealer to make the rest of the problems right, but I'd certainly be afraid that they would tie the boat up even longer into the season.
 

baineyg

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I haven't talked to anyone at the store since I picked it up but all the small problems (other than the speedo) have been fixed by me. It even seems to run straighter now at lower speeds. Since no one has posted anything about a similar hull failure I'm hoping I got the only bad hull produced.
I saw at least 6 Tahoes on the lake last weekend and they all seemed perfect. I'm sure glad to have it back!
 

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it would not be very classy of us (forum users) to bash an advertiser that is supporting our much loved forum......

...... all it will take, is someone to bash an advertiser, this thread will get locked. and everybody looses.....

oops

I think the circumstances concerning bainyg's boat speak for themselves. Whether it is the manufacturer involved in this case or another, the opportunity to right a wrong is always there. At this point, I doubt I would buy a Tracker product. I might change my mind because I might find out that its other business units have their act together to a much greater degree, but right now I see nothing to support that theory. I don't make this statement lightly either, because I know of a used Kenner boat right now that I would like to buy. That said, I am afraid to do so because I don't know how long Tracker has owned Kenner, and I don't know if there is a possibility of the same sorts of problems.

This I promise you, however - the day that Tracker exerts pressure on iboats as an advertiser, to disallow free discussion in these forums, is the day that I will stop giving them any benefit of the doubt what-so-ever. I will also find five other forums to let the boating world know what I believe transpired. Furthermore, the day that iboats caves into to that sort of tactic, will be the last day that you see me on these boards. I have to say though, that I doubt that iboats will do such a thing, because it has made no attempts to censor this thread to my knowledge. I should also say that I admire iboats for this - it takes the right kind of folks to be on the right side of a basic principle of involving integrity.
 

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Re: Stringer Pushing through bottom of Boat?

I haven't talked to anyone at the store since I picked it up but all the small problems (other than the speedo) have been fixed by me. It even seems to run straighter now at lower speeds. Since no one has posted anything about a similar hull failure I'm hoping I got the only bad hull produced.
I saw at least 6 Tahoes on the lake last weekend and they all seemed perfect. I'm sure glad to have it back!

Good to hear that your happy and back on the water. Enjoy the rest of the summer!:D
 

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Out of all the yellow Tahoes in Vegas, guess who I spied today?

Looked to be a nice day for the lake, hope you had a great time :D
 

baineyg

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Yep, It's kind of easy to recognize the boat. I have my name on the back. It is running great. Developed a few fiberglass cracks inside but all boats do that.
I called to see where my trolling motor is. BPS said they'll call the factory again. I know the folks fishing at Willow Beach on Friday would have rather seen a trolling motor than me starting the engine every few minutes. (Took my daughter and her freind, Ended up with 7 nice stocked trout). I also asked about a replacement Keel guard and Bow scuff protector. Service manager said he'd ask someone.
Other than that I'm sure glad that all happened in the winter/spring time!!!
 

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Re: Stringer Pushing through bottom of Boat?

Wow... First off, sorry to hear about your troubles and missed boating time. Second, thanks for taking the time to write up this post. 3rd, i was thinking about buying a Tahoe. Now, no way. It's not soo much the quality, maybe you got a Monday boat or something the first time around. What did it for me is the way they delt with the situation and your time missed on the water. Really no reimbersment in any way except for the replacement/repair. Beautiful boat by the way, too bad now i'll never put one in my driveway.
 
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