Making a $400,000 to $1,000,000 expenditure for an overseas boat,
where manufacturing defects after delivery have to be repaired by
some shipyard somewhere else in the world, where having a face to
face meeting with the factory over the issues requires you to fly
halfway around the world, just does not make sense to me...
To be fair, it should be noted that a problem with one boat and one
offshore manufacturer does not mean that all boats imported into the
U.S. come with problems.
It should also be noted that some overseas manufacturers--Lagoon of
France and Afri-Cat of South Africa spring to mind--have sales
offices and service support based in the U.S.
As with any major purchase, look before you leap. Do due diligence
regardless of where the builder is located. Even U.S. yards have had
unhappy customers on occasion.
--Georgs
Georgs Kolesnikovs
Power Catamaran World
http://www.powercatamaranworld.com
Dennis OConnor wrote:
>Making a $400,000 to $1,000,000 expenditure for an overseas boat,
>where manufacturing defects after delivery have to be repaired by
>some shipyard somewhere else in the world, where having a face to
>face meeting with the factory over the issues requires you to fly
>halfway around the world, just does not make sense to me...
To be fair, it should be noted that a problem with one boat and one
offshore manufacturer does not mean that all boats imported into the
U.S. come with problems.
It should also be noted that some overseas manufacturers--Lagoon of
France and Afri-Cat of South Africa spring to mind--have sales
offices and service support based in the U.S.
As with any major purchase, look before you leap. Do due diligence
regardless of where the builder is located. Even U.S. yards have had
unhappy customers on occasion.
--Georgs
--
Georgs Kolesnikovs
Power Catamaran World
http://www.powercatamaranworld.com
