SailNet Community banner
  • SailNet is a forum community dedicated to Sailing enthusiasts. Come join the discussion about sailing, modifications, classifieds, troubleshooting, repairs, reviews, maintenance, and more!

Pulled out a cleat at my slip, now getting pursued for damages - advice please

15K views 95 replies 54 participants last post by  dacap06 
#1 ·
Need some advice on this one. Over the winter, the boat pulled a cleat out of the dock where I pay a slip fee. It turns out the the floating dock that we are tied to belongs to someone other than the marina. So when the floating dock owner called the marina, the marina said to come after me for the money. The boat is exactly where the marina put it the day they put her back in the water, so I feel it should be the marina's call, especially since I'm paying them for the slip.

Damages look like replacing the cleat that snapped off and screwing the facia board back onto the floating dock. It's a 60 foot floating dock, so the fee to haul it out to do the work is going to be substantial. My deductible is huge, and I'm not sure I should be paying this.

So I got a call from the owner, asking for my insurance information. What do you think I should do next?

Regards,
Brad
 
#96 ·
And now that you are off the hook, it is time to move to a different marina. Otherwise, you can expect more of the same kind of treatment in the future. Further, your greedy marina needs to understand that customer-hostile attitudes chase customers off -- especially when the economy is slow and his customers are hurting as much as he is.
 
This is an older thread, you may not receive a response, and could be reviving an old thread. Please consider creating a new thread.
Top