Roe Bag Posted March 11, 2016 Report Share Posted March 11, 2016 (edited) For the first time ever I put my boat into storage last Fall. I was doing renovations and needed my garage for materials and related equipment. With the change in weather, I called and asked to get my boat out of storage. Apparently because I was one of the first to put a boat in storage, mine is boxed in by too many boats. I'm being told I will have to wait until MAYBE mid April until some of the others are picked up. Is this Bull or is this how they all operate????? Fit to be tied!!!!!!!!! Edited March 11, 2016 by Roe Bag Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeh Posted March 11, 2016 Report Share Posted March 11, 2016 that's how it works, same thing happened to me a few years ago Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irishfield Posted March 11, 2016 Report Share Posted March 11, 2016 (edited) You get what you pay for.. that's for sure. It sucks, but being at the door is key. Guy here in Penetang leaves an "extraction" row so with a bit of work and wheel dollies anyone can get their boat out "first". Edited March 11, 2016 by irishfield Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freshtrax Posted March 11, 2016 Report Share Posted March 11, 2016 id be loosing it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitespinnerbait Posted March 11, 2016 Report Share Posted March 11, 2016 Wow...Nonsense !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manitoubass2 Posted March 11, 2016 Report Share Posted March 11, 2016 (edited) Thats bullcrap All it takes is a teenager in a forklift to sort it out. Id call their bluff and be pissed Easily can be done in one day, EASILY Edited March 11, 2016 by manitoubass2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irishfield Posted March 11, 2016 Report Share Posted March 11, 2016 What does your rental agreement say as to pickup ability? Nobody is going to spend 4 hours pull 50 boats out and putting 49 back to get yours if you paid only a few hundred dollars for the winter. Sucks, but reality. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spincast Posted March 11, 2016 Report Share Posted March 11, 2016 yup. wanna be first out, gotta be last in. I waited 3 weeks last year, and I had been using the same place for 3 years, was always out in March. Wasn't happy, but what you gonna do, the guys with the RVs and collector cars, trailers and boats aren't coming, even if they are in town. Sucks but that's the way it is. This year made sure I was first in line. And with this winter, I should have waited even longer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Consigliere Posted March 11, 2016 Report Share Posted March 11, 2016 Pretty sure most operate like spincast said. Bad luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
206 Posted March 11, 2016 Report Share Posted March 11, 2016 The times I have stored things locally they have a posted "In" and "Out" day. My camper went in thanksgiving weekend comes out May. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dara Posted March 11, 2016 Report Share Posted March 11, 2016 I did that with a camper many years ago..one weekend each for in and out..now, I store mine in a quanset hut at work...got it out today because i anticipate ice out in about 2 weeks...lets hear it for perch fishing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roe Bag Posted March 11, 2016 Author Report Share Posted March 11, 2016 What does your rental agreement say as to pickup ability? Nobody is going to spend 4 hours pull 50 boats out and putting 49 back to get yours if you paid only a few hundred dollars for the winter. Sucks, but reality. Rental agreement states: Boat removal is based on a mutually agreed date, providing there is reasonable access to the boat. When I entered into the agreement I told him the only reason I was storing the boat was because of the renovations. He asked how long I thought I would need his services. A month or two? I said "you might as well keep it over the Winter that way I'm sure everything will be done. I'll just pick it up in March". There was no hesitation on his part. Sadly I've been dealing with this same guy for many years. Spent a lot of money there. He's a reputable dealer. First time I've had any grief. But, it will be the last. Perhaps I'm naive, but I don't think access should ever be an issue. It should be up to them to maintain reasonable access. The real issue is the fact that they are greedy pigs. Overfill the space and then say "sorry 'bout your luck". A crock and a half of you know what!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dara Posted March 11, 2016 Report Share Posted March 11, 2016 Go in person and talk nice and see if you can help move a few tubs to get to yours...gotta try Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grimsbylander Posted March 11, 2016 Report Share Posted March 11, 2016 Too bad you didn't know ahead of time but that is standard protocol. Like someone said above, they're not going to start pulling boats out in random order. That would be chaos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roe Bag Posted March 11, 2016 Author Report Share Posted March 11, 2016 Too bad you didn't know ahead of time but that is standard protocol. Like someone said above, they're not going to start pulling boats out in random order. That would be chaos. Standard protocol? Says who? It's my boat. Yet they dictate when I can have it back. No obligation on their part to maintain access. Just jam the place to the rafters. Then at the end of the day. "Oh gee. First in last out. Sorry 'bout your luck!" Protocol indeed!!!!!!!!! Out and out greed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glen Posted March 11, 2016 Report Share Posted March 11, 2016 I guess. Boats should be getting moved around because other people will want to get out too. Hope you get yours out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KraTToR Posted March 11, 2016 Report Share Posted March 11, 2016 Yes, mine is one of the last to go in and one of the first to go out... I'm sure if you pressured them enough and offered to lend them a hand, they might move things around so you can get out.. Maybe... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Bacon Posted March 11, 2016 Report Share Posted March 11, 2016 Thats bullcrap All it takes is a teenager in a forklift to sort it out. Id call their bluff and be pissed Easily can be done in one day, EASILY I think the business owner would expect to be paid for that one day of labour and overhead before sorting through all of the boats. And they may want to use a person with proper safety training, etc. for the fork life; not some random teenager willing to work for a low wage. The owner should have been more clear up front. But I think that first in, last out, is reasonable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irishfield Posted March 11, 2016 Report Share Posted March 11, 2016 Greed or logistics? I'm certainly not pulling 6 float planes off blocks to get the guy in the back out because of an early Spring, but at least I try to store them in a "known pattern" as to who gets antsy first! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cram Posted March 11, 2016 Report Share Posted March 11, 2016 What do you want the guy to do? Move everyone's boats whenever someone wants there's out? That seems kind of unreasonable to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Cliff Posted March 11, 2016 Report Share Posted March 11, 2016 That's what I love about my setup, flip a switch boat is in storage, flip a switch, boat is out of storage, it's always clean and dry and never needs to be shrink wrapped! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manitoubass2 Posted March 11, 2016 Report Share Posted March 11, 2016 Im with the op on this one. Arrange the boats properly and its easy as heck to move even 50 boats in a few hours with a forklift. Sounds like a lazy operation to me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roe Bag Posted March 11, 2016 Author Report Share Posted March 11, 2016 (edited) What do you want the guy to do? Move everyone's boats whenever someone wants there's out? That seems kind of unreasonable to me. No. I expect him to store them in a reasonable fashion. So access is maintained. No one should be allowed to withhold someone else's property for their own convenience. You want to talk unreasonable. How 'bout this? Pay $400 up front. But gee it's really not convenient right now. You'll have to wait! Maybe I can get to you by mid April. What was the $400 for? A patch of ground in a barn somewhere and a convenient for him, release date. 5:30 in the morning. Stomach is in knots. Haven't slept a wink. Edited March 11, 2016 by Roe Bag Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fisherman Posted March 11, 2016 Report Share Posted March 11, 2016 Cut him a new back door right beside your boat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miami Posted March 11, 2016 Report Share Posted March 11, 2016 Rental agreement states: Boat removal is based on a mutually agreed date, providing there is reasonable access to the boat. When I entered into the agreement I told him the only reason I was storing the boat was because of the renovations. He asked how long I thought I would need his services. A month or two? I said "you might as well keep it over the Winter that way I'm sure everything will be done. I'll just pick it up in March". There was no hesitation on his part. Sadly I've been dealing with this same guy for many years. Spent a lot of money there. He's a reputable dealer. First time I've had any grief. But, it will be the last. Perhaps I'm naive, but I don't think access should ever be an issue. It should be up to them to maintain reasonable access. The real issue is the fact that they are greedy pigs. Overfill the space and then say "sorry 'bout your luck". A crock and a half of you know what!!!!! Speed reading this thread - again on the re-read I learned its' "a reputable dealer". I would be p*ssed as the OP is. I can relate to last in first out in most storage facilities, but I'm a little concerned when I read words like "jammed in". Fire comes to mind..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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