I put my boat with a new storage facility this year. I could save a few hundred dollars so why not. Reputable marine facility. He brought the boat over for me and brought to facility. This morning I got a call from them telling I might want to call my insurance company as my canvas is in shreds. Go up and the front canvas is damaged but I noticed he had not put the mooring cover on. The mooring cover zippers into the front cover and snaps in the back. With the wind we got from sandy was substantial but my feeling is because the mooring wasn't on the wind got under and destroyed the front canvas. He tells me call your insurance company suck it up. I told him when a boat is brought over the put ion blocks. etc a reasonable expectation in securing the boat is to put the mooring cover back on. He is telling me not his responsibility.to do that. If I had any idea the cover was not on I would have been up there in a flash. Bottom line question am I expecting to much assuming he put it on. Isn't that part of securing the boat? Just looking for some opinions. Canvas is about 1200.00 to replace. Insurance will cover it but that is not the point. No other boats were damaged.
Expectations for winter storage
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+1 on what hogan says.
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Unless you specifically told them how the boat is supposed to be covered I m not sure how they can be expected to do it. Where was the mooring cover stored? How are they even supposed to know about it?
Always check whenever your boat is hauled, launched, stored, etc each boat has different requirements, you can't expect to know unless you go over the details
Always check whenever your boat is hauled, launched, stored, etc each boat has different requirements, you can't expect to know unless you go over the details
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I agree. They are expected to block the boat correctly, nothing more unless you specifically contract with them to do so. A boat hauler is expected to deliver a boat in the condition it was received. It is the responsibility of the owner to make sure it's ready and secure. Sorry, it's your cost, not his. Hy
I always follow behind or with my marina personnel to make sure the boat is put away how I want it and not how they left it. I typically find that they don't close zippers or snaps as they are in a rush to get to the next boat.
I would also discuss when they will have my boat out in the spring to make sure I wasn't waiting till June to get to my boat. I like to be one of the last boats out so I can be one of the first boat's in.
I would also discuss when they will have my boat out in the spring to make sure I wasn't waiting till June to get to my boat. I like to be one of the last boats out so I can be one of the first boat's in.
When my hauling guys moved the boat (not too often,usually, we tend to time it so I back it in the well when i get there) they haven`t put the mooring cover back on, and I wouldn`t expect them to. They have better things to do than fuss with everyone`s canvas` which may or may not fit well, have missing snaps, etc.
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Stop passing the blame. It is your responsability to make sure the canvas is secured how you want it.
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Well if they took it off you could reasonably expect them to put it back on. I think that s the point you need to make and maybe get them to cover part of the cost or maybe give you a free month storage
Personally I would still be checking on everything myself before a storm or just after storage incl battery switches off, fridges/ice maker blocked open, etc
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Generally I would agree with everything that's said here and not expect the yard to mess with my canvas or secure the boat beyond putting it on blocks and stands. But having said that, if they removed something for transport that I assumed had stayed on, I would expect that to be replaced. Or at least expect to be notified that it was removed and I needed to come put it back on. In the end, you should always check your boat once it's hauled and blocked. My yard will leave fenders and lines dangling from the boat. I go and clean those up and also make sure there was no damage during the haul.
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Exactly how I found my boat after this recent haul. These people were pulling boats right and left and had to move onto the next boat quickly. They did bring down my riggers but I stowed them carefully, removed the fenders and lines, closed all zippers and snaps, shut down all switches.
While I hope they would do these things, it is my responsibility to ensure it is done to my satisfaction.
shoot, some of the boat owners in my marina never called to have their boats pulled.
Exactly how I found my boat after this recent haul. These people were pulling boats right and left and had to move onto the next boat quickly. They did bring down my riggers but I stowed them carefully, removed the fenders and lines, closed all zippers and snaps, shut down all switches.
While I hope they would do these things, it is my responsibility to ensure it is done to my satisfaction.
shoot, some of the boat owners in my marina never called to have their boats pulled.
You should have a written contract with the storage facility so check it and see what responsibility they have for damage and what is your responsibility. I suspect this will be your responsibility.
Even if the majority of responses here were in your favor, I don't think it would make a difference to the storage facility operator. It's the contract that counts.
Even if the majority of responses here were in your favor, I don't think it would make a difference to the storage facility operator. It's the contract that counts.