SPX 210 Hull deficiency, left tilt at medium speed

Sep 12, 2018
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Boat Info
2018 SPX 210
Engines
Mercruiser 4.5
We bought a new 2018 SPX 210 in May this year. After the third ride we noticed that the boat was tilting left sided at medium or higher speeds. We alerted the dealer right away and a Sea Ray customer service person got in contact with us. We were told that they would try to diagnose the problem. It took several weeks until they came up with a diagnosis, that the hull was uneven, causing this driving imbalance. Sea Ray proposed, to send a team out to put some fiberglass/new gel coating on the right side of the boat, technically speaking putting a hook on to fix the problem. However it became clear that the hull has a manufacturer deficiency and that Sea Ray just want to patch it up instead of replacing the boat, because of a structural deficiency. Up to this day Sea Ray declines our request to replace the boat, despite the fact, that it is a deficient boat manufactured by them. They are telling us, that nobody would notice the defect after they slam some gelcoat on the hull. We consider this bad warranty behavior. Sea Ray says: they stand behind their product and help you in any way to enjoy their high quality product. Unfortunately our boat is the opposite. Sea Ray said, that this doesn't happen very often and as a single customer affected, they don't care about our satisfaction and therefore they are trying to get away cheaply. In this entire process it has been very difficult to communicate with the Sea Ray company customer service. We never have received exact information, what really is wrong with the boat and multiple efforts to speak to our customer service person were unsuccessful, as phone calls were never returned. Overall extremely unsatisfying experience. We bought a new boat, but now they want us to accept a repaired boat, just after 3 months of ownership.

Has anybody had similar experience with the Sea Ray customer service dept or warranty? Thank you
 

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