[C320-list] new boat terrors

[Adam Weiner]

There is no such thing as new boat terrors--just terrified owners.

Why don't you ask someone on this list to post all of the great things,
and quit worrying about the negative ones.

Remember, in the words of Liza Minnelli (sp?) in Cabaret;  Life is a
banquet and most people don't sail enough.

Adam

-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:C320-List-bounces at catalina320.com] On Behalf Of Scott Thompson
Sent: Wednesday, April 12, 2006 3:21 PM
To: C320-List
Subject: Re: [C320-list] new boat terrors


You seem to be suggesting that you will be moving the boat far from the 
dealer early on (i.e. "from the Delaware to the Bay.")  I'd have a frank

discussion with your dealer about all of these questions before taking 
possession.  It might be worth your while to hire a surveyor to do a new

boat check out and then insist that the dealer fix all identified 
problems before you finalize the deal.

The $550 fee for USCG documentation seems awfully high to me.  The 
actual fees to the USCG are less than 1/2 that I think.

On the other hand, you'd better get used to having things cost a bit 
more than on the Capri!  You are buying a lot more boat.

moondancer5 at comcast.net wrote:
> I've been reading the list for a month or so while waiting for 
> delivery of hull #1089 here in NJ. What I've been reading is scaring 
> the hell out of me! It seems there are a number of problems with the 
> new 320s. (I realize that some are due to special needs for charter 
> boats) My last one was a Capri 22 and I have not owned a cruiser 
> before, so please take pity on this newbie:
> 
> What do I need to do when the boat hits the dealer? Do I/they go 
> through testing all the systems before or after I sign the boat loan
papers? (The last boat wasn't financed, so I'm clueless.) Is there a
test sail before the sale is final, or is everything just considered
warranty problems to be addressed? I'm going to give the freezer a good
look after reading of mismatched doors here. Are cosmetic defects
addressed by the dealer if there are any? Do I let the boat leave the
dealer at all before everything is 100%? I was already surprised that
the bank wants the boat USCG certified (for $550!) as I already have to
have the state registration done.
> 
> I'd like to put together a checklist of what I should be doing when it

> arrives, any help here would be greatly appreciated. Silly me, I 
> thought they'd just rig it, give us the orientation, and send us off 
> (with a skipper) to bring it around from the Delaware to the Bay. Now 
> I'm freaked...
> 
> Susan
> 
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