ditchcrawler Posted October 13, 2017 Report Share Posted October 13, 2017 8 hours ago, BWM said: Should have got you're running shoes on then, when the price changed. I had a similar experience with an 'engineer' who came out to get the engine running on a boat that we had bought. After managing to eventually start the engine myself he asked for a considerable amount of money, which I couldn't cover in cash being way beyond expectations. We had also arranged for the engine to be taken out and rebuilt- a huge mistake. End result was a shoddy con job and a lesson learned! Bit difficult to run if the boat is on their hard standing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BWM Posted October 13, 2017 Report Share Posted October 13, 2017 47 minutes ago, ditchcrawler said: Bit difficult to run if the boat is on their hard standing I meant when the price changed prior to lifting out, with hindsight a bad omen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MtB Posted October 13, 2017 Report Share Posted October 13, 2017 (edited) 3 minutes ago, BWM said: I meant when the price changed prior to lifting out, with hindsight a bad omen. The original lift-out fee of £150 seems unfeasibly low so at that point my alarm bells would have been ringing... Edited October 13, 2017 by Mike the Boilerman Bloody speel schck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard10002 Posted October 13, 2017 Report Share Posted October 13, 2017 13 minutes ago, Mike the Boilerman said: The original lift-out fee of £150 seems unfeasibly low so at that point my alarm bells would have been ringing... A long time ago the windscreen on my MkII Cortina shattered on the M62 on a rainy night coming back from Hull to Stockport. When I got home I called round a few windscreen companies and, naively, chose the cheapest "while you wait" place. Once they had taken the old windscreen out, someone asked me if I also wanted the waterproofing rubber seal as well - I cant remember how much it was, but I remember being f%%%%....g furious, but they had me by the short and curlies - repeat business wasnt their goal!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan de Enfield Posted October 13, 2017 Report Share Posted October 13, 2017 9 minutes ago, Richard10002 said: Once they had taken the old windscreen out, someone asked me if I also wanted the waterproofing rubber seal as well Ryanair springs to mind Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchcrawler Posted October 13, 2017 Report Share Posted October 13, 2017 43 minutes ago, BWM said: I meant when the price changed prior to lifting out, with hindsight a bad omen. I thought it went up when they went to pay after it was out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WotEver Posted October 14, 2017 Report Share Posted October 14, 2017 8 hours ago, ditchcrawler said: I thought it went up when they went to pay after it was out Both. The lift out suddenly went from £150 Inc VAT to £150 + VAT. £180. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
new_boaterSep2017 Posted October 16, 2017 Author Report Share Posted October 16, 2017 On 10/13/2017 at 21:16, BWM said: I meant when the price changed prior to lifting out, with hindsight a bad omen. The price actually changed after liftout, so too late then. Even though we confirmed £150 on the day of lift out. An update: We are well and truly gone at now at our Marina! Phew. It was not without more issues, as on Friday afternoon it looked unlikely we would be going anywhere as another boat with a leak had to be lifted out and into the area they needed to move us in order to put us back into water. I think they realised they would not be getting any further cash from us... I will write a full post on everything that happened during out time there, but i can confirm you should avoid Clifton Cruisers like the plague. Nothing but trouble, swearing, cowboy money grabbing idiots. I've had my first proper full nights sleep in months and the relief to be out of there is worth every penny. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
haza Posted October 16, 2017 Report Share Posted October 16, 2017 that good that you are gone from there .just relax now and enjoy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BWM Posted October 16, 2017 Report Share Posted October 16, 2017 Glad to hear you made it away from the dodgy outfit. It does get you down suffering at the hands of sharp operators, ask around next time you need work done, personal recommendation is hard to beat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sea Dog Posted October 16, 2017 Report Share Posted October 16, 2017 Did you end up paying the £540 quoted earlier in the thread? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil2 Posted October 16, 2017 Report Share Posted October 16, 2017 1 hour ago, new_boaterSep2017 said: The price actually changed after liftout, so too late then. Even though we confirmed £150 on the day of lift out. An update: We are well and truly gone at now at our Marina! Phew. It was not without more issues, as on Friday afternoon it looked unlikely we would be going anywhere as another boat with a leak had to be lifted out and into the area they needed to move us in order to put us back into water. I think they realised they would not be getting any further cash from us... I will write a full post on everything that happened during out time there, but i can confirm you should avoid Clifton Cruisers like the plague. Nothing but trouble, swearing, cowboy money grabbing idiots. I've had my first proper full nights sleep in months and the relief to be out of there is worth every penny. Is this Clifton cruisers at Rugby? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Payne Posted October 16, 2017 Report Share Posted October 16, 2017 You visited there before you had the lift out, and comment on them looking like cowboys and you would look elsewhere. The old saying of trust your gut instinct springs to mind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
new_boaterSep2017 Posted October 16, 2017 Author Report Share Posted October 16, 2017 (edited) 1 hour ago, Sea Dog said: Did you end up paying the £540 quoted earlier in the thread? We did, hard price to pay. We did ask for recommendations and received quite a few, but this was the only place that would allow us to shotblast local to us. We shotblasted the inside of our boat ourselves and paid for a contractor for the outside before we began painting. Before anybody asks we sought permission before we arrived, after we arrived and before starting to shotblast the inside ourselves and before starting the outside. We were given permission in writing but as soon as we started the outside with contractors they started to complain (luckily it took 1 day and was over quickly).... just one more item we had trouble with them over. Edited October 16, 2017 by new_boaterSep2017 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matty40s Posted October 16, 2017 Report Share Posted October 16, 2017 1 hour ago, new_boaterSep2017 said: The price actually changed after liftout, so too late then. Even though we confirmed £150 on the day of lift out. An update: We are well and truly gone at now at our Marina! Phew. It was not without more issues, as on Friday afternoon it looked unlikely we would be going anywhere as another boat with a leak had to be lifted out and into the area they needed to move us in order to put us back into water. I think they realised they would not be getting any further cash from us... I will write a full post on everything that happened during out time there, but i can confirm you should avoid Clifton Cruisers like the plague. Nothing but trouble, swearing, cowboy money grabbing idiots. I've had my first proper full nights sleep in months and the relief to be out of there is worth every penny. Was that you on the green boat just past there on Saturday?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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