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This has my attention now:
The first step is to read this site thoroughly.
http://www.settlement.org/sys/faqs_detail.asp?faq_id=4001257
You’ve got lots of material for this.
The Consumer Protection Branch takes this stuff seriously. Use them.
There might be some help here:
http://consumerinformation.ca/app/oca/ccig/main.do?language=eng
Then check this out. Interesting reading about Tracker Marine. Is this the company you’re dealing with?
Some interesting stories there.
Sure looks to me that with the story you've got to tell there's gotta be someone there who'll listen.
But failing that I wouldn't give up totally on the media. They just need a story with people appeal. And people love stories in which the little guy gets justice from the big bully corps.
I'm gonna check out some possible sympathetic ears in the media.
This is kinda interesting. Obviously I can't promise anything but it can't hurt to make a little noise. Someone with a concern for what's best for the boat company may get wind of it and decide to stop the bleeding.
JF
If you research the bbb they are like several doors down from tracker
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Wayne my insurance guy said the same thing LOL, I'm going to for now leave it up to the adjuster and boat damage investigator, i was told i will receive any and all findings from his/her reports. The insurances findings should be all i need to take this to the next step,i really hate to put it threw insurance, and believe me i have told them nothing but the truth, tracker says it's hard loading that caused the damage, then the insurance has the option of proving them wrong, as well as telling me if in fact it has bondo in it,then i'll procede from there.
It really is a shame, i did very much like the boat.
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If it were me (but then again I take things way overboard sometimes to prove a point when I feel like I have been wronged), I would spray paint the side of the boat with neon paint saying "Buying a Tracker? Hear my story." (using removable paint of course) and park it outside bass pro while handing out flyers with your story on it. I would also spend a few dollars and create a web page with your story on it and paint your web address on the boat.
As far as I know, there is nothing illegal/malicious in doing this. You are merely trying to share your story with the world. No need to bad mouth Tracker - just tell it like it is.
Heck, I would even drive the boat right down to the heart of Toronto during the G20 this weekend and try to get world wide coverage. No doubt some media down here will pick up your boat story just to show that the G20 covers a wide range of issues and protests.
Call every news media to tell them what you are doing - I guarantee some will show up - especially if you tell them you want to bring it down to the G20. And make sure one of the news media you call is A-Channel news - these stories are right up their alley since their market encompasses a lot of boaters and copy Tracker Boats with your planned date of protest.
If they are smart, Tracker will take care of your problem before you move forward with your plan.
Before i do anything i'm going to let the insurance access the boat, they assured me they have the experts to check it over and then at least i have a documented accessment of the damages,and of course this means traveling to toronto and the risk of getting arrested and not to mention the exspense,I've e-mailed several news media places, as of yet no responses, been weeks, i'm getting all my ducks in place, ,All i can do is wait! Time costs nothing!I was thinking of putting a poster on it when i picked it up but thought better of it!
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Went sunday on fathers day to pick up my boat, was told to take it home or risk having storage fees applied to it,
It still stands at warranty is denied, they say it has have bondo in it, and damage is from hard trailing.
Spoke with my insurance company on monday, they are going to try put it threw but at not sure how i will make out, as it was not hit or impacted, looks like i'm screwed again, but we'll see, as far as i am concerned, hard loading as they say it would come under impact, but we'll see, here are some pics from today of the boat and the cracks, if you look at the first pics i posted you'll see the damage as it was before tracker got it, these pics showw where they scratched the hull and banged the cracks inward, also notice the angles of pics i took of the hull to prove of no impacts by me to the boat, the hull is straight and dent free.
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I know exactly how you feel Wayne. My tracker pro guide 16 SC has 52 hours on it and it has cracks all over just like yours. I drove 9 hours to bring the boat to the repair shop that they told me i HAD to use (grumpy's marine) in Newmarket. Now, 3 weeks later, they tell me that they don't use them as a warranty repair centre anymore so i have to drive back out there and bring the boat somewhere else. I explained to them that i traveled 9 hours to bring it to grumpy's and they said that there is nothing they can do. This company is unbelievable, I have no clue how they are still selling boats.
Send me some pics if you can of your damage, let me guess it's from hard trailering!! LOL!
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I hear that for sure . . . this company sounds absolutely disgusting.
And again to Wayne - I, for one (and everyone seems to), really appreciate you sharing this with all of us. You're saving people the same stress you're going through by showing us this and that deserves a big thank you!
Thanks Bill
I really appreciate the offer for help and the kind words, it's nice to have some encouragment when your down and stressed out.Thanks Wayne!
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Prop to pad should be between 2.5 and 3 inches, boat level and engine trimed the same, you could be to high or low, i'm, messing with props as well, 48 mph at 4300 rmps.
Check this out or search the site ,someone should be able to help you!
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I thought it was cool, never seen one here,and i've been a diesel maechanic for 20 years, you learn something new everyday LOL!
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We have a WINNER....you now will have the pleasure to help clean fish on my next outing....
LOL we call it the dumping grounds,over the years they have dumped tons of slag from the steel plant, snag city LOL! Not a favorite spot for myself,but there is tonns of fish there, and tackle on the bottom!
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I run a 04 johnson 150 h.p, if you do the research you will find all problems with that motor happened within the first 1oo hrs, i;m guessing the one you looking at should be over that, and it was mostly with the 99 models, check out the boards on bassboat central ,you will find everything you need to know,using a good grade oil is a must in these as well, xd-50 or 100 synthetic, you need to know for sure as the engine needs to be programed to run 1 or the other, i run the xd-100 and it'll run you around $53 a gallon, the 50 is a little less, but the engine uses more of it, almost double, so really it makees sense to use the 100, just my opinion!
Wayne
P.s i love the way my johnson performs,best engine yet that i have owned, i will never purchase a merc ever again!
(Wow that doesn't sound right eh)
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Was coming home from a lacroos tourny in Stayner this weekend, stopped at the gateway just outside Barrie to get somefuel,(diesel)so i'm pumpimg my fuel and this Bmw pulls up ,brand new car and talks to the attendant, lady seems to be getting upset and the guy doesn't want to fuel here car, finally he grabs a nozzel and starts pumping diesel into this beamer, i go over to the guy and asked why he was pumping diesel and he said thats what she wanted, upon closer inspection of the fill cap, low and behold this beamer is a diesel, never in my life have i heard of a diesel beamer, volvo mersasdies, volkswagon, but never a beamer, i just thought it was kinda cool!
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Hummmmm. dumping grounds!
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My old 6hh.p evinrude was running just like yours suggested, i mixed in a hole bottle of seafoam in a 5gallon tank, got it running in the drive way, shut it down and let it sit over nite, restarted it in the morning, man you should have seen the crap come out of the exhaust, one good run on the lake, runs like its new, i put seaform in every outboard i run and in every tank, but if you fish eveery day then it could get pricey, at $8 a can i put it in after every fill up.
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There's a lean/rich knob on the motor. The parts cat. calls it an idle speed adjuster and then there's an adjustment on the end of the tiller handle that seems to control idle speed as well. I was trying to figure out how they are both supposed to work.
I had some recent trouble with the motor coughing and sputtering. Found there was water in the fuel tank. Dumped the fuel, cleaned the tank and refilled with premium gas. It runs great now but hard to get started. I'm going to pick up a carb kit today and pull the carb hopefully this weekend. I put new plugs in it as well.
run some seafoam threw it first!
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I've got a 1986 Johnson 9.9 I am trying to find an owners manual for. I've looked all over the web and can't seem to find anything (except repair manuals) for motors this old. Any ideas?
Thanks Mike
Not sure if this will help but i could only find the 04 and up models,
http://12.2.215.22/og/default.asp?SessionId=3fd8962cd94340ea8a350e5bd9ea9b85&Lang=EN&brands=JOHNSON
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I picked up some with the intention of trying them for walleye, maybe next year.
Rob don,t count them out just yet, bass love them, especially the green ones!
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Wayne, if I'm ever down that way I'll definitely take you up on your offer.
I've never even BEEN in a bass boat, how sad it that? lol
Anytime you get down this way ,just p.m me, and i own both a bass boat and a cracker, i think we'll stick with the bassboat!
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Were you pitchin docks for those big eyes?
Just sayin.
No but they did come in 4-10 feet of water along the shore line, they were still spawning, and yes i have pitched docks for pike , when site fishing them, my only gripe is that it alway seems to be a guy in a bass boat, maybe they were, maybe they were not!bottom line is no one knows for sure, and if they were then one should have taken the vessel i.d and reported it, i,m all for the regs and conservation, but we all have to effectivly do our part,All i was trying to say or state was that because a guy is in bassboat, doesn't mean he is just fishing bass,
Look me up this summeer if your down here in niagara this summer and the same for you as well Bill, i would love to take you guyz out for some fishing and some arguemntal conversation to help pass the day,
Cheers Wayne!
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The boat was in fact damaged when i went to pick it up, it was a demo model from ontario place, when i had purchased it site unseen from the salesman, he stated it was in mint condition, just a demo but i would have to install a new motor, when i went to go see the boat it was scratched all to pieces, decals and paint missing, i told them no way did i want this boat, managaer comes back and puts in writing, they will repaint and decal the boat(at the time there was no dadmage to the hull),return the boat in the fall, they repaint and decal the boat,this is the only time it has been worked on and i have the before and after pitcures,managaer at bass pro tracker marine is saying it maybe had got damaged at the boat show at ontario place and maybe they tried to cover it up(passing the buck) i told the manager regardless of anything i had not bought the boat from ontario place,i had purchased it from tracker marine, he then prceeds to tell me that the manufacture(tracker marine is denying the claim and i'm basically screwed, said he feels my pain but can't help me. i've asked him to send me a writen work order stating the findings and decsion of the warranty department, and this is where i stand right now!Any previous damage was just flaking paint, scratches and decal damage.
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Looking into it as we speak,I just have to be careful how i express my thoughts and feelings about this all!
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Not gonna be the ones you want Wayne... but try starting here and they might point you at the right department. I can't find small craft safety contact..
http://www.tc.gc.ca/eng/marinesafety/oep-inspection-contact-menu-919.htm
Thanks Wayne! Going for a walk to clear my head!I`m completely sick to my stomach of this whole deal!
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Well it's been how many weeks!Called tracker marine at bass pro were the boat is, they are still denying the warranty, manufacture is saying no, boat has been repaired before, dealer says no it hasn't, i'm really about ready to go postal on these folks!Bassically they have all washed there hands of this boat, leaving me holding the pot!\anybody on here know anyone in the coast guard who could help me out with the safety issue end of this, ,mentally i'm whipped with this whole deal and can't think right, anybody with any ideas of how to deal with this or avenues to take ,please contact me! not a really great time to be laid off, i have no money to persue a lawyer,Guyz for the sake of sanity don't purchase a tracker boat, they don't stand behind there products!
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Nice rig! You'll be greatful you opted for the extra h.p, to many boats are purchased under power, now get out there and get fishing!!!!
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Yes, as long as the tow back doesn't endanger the lives of the people in the rescue boat.
And that's not only ethics, it's the law.
I agree with you 100% Roy!
Tracker boats!BEWARE!!!!
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Spoke with my insurance today, they are sending out a boat damage specialist to access the boat, tried to get the dealer to e-mail a warranty claim # or work order, they say they have nothing,
Phoned tracker marine in springhill mo. same deal 
, i phoned the insurance and told them and they are to call themselves to get any info they need, hopefully they make out better than i did, 
, sighhhhhhhhhhh.. i'm too drained to be even mad.