I’ve been working with a boaters association for a while now, and they decided to revive their mediation program involving themselves, a manufacturers association and Carolina Skiff to try to work out a solution. I think the fact that the associations are willing to pursue this says that we have a strong case. Unfortunately, Carolina Skiff must think so too, because they aren’t returning calls to the manufacturer’s association representative. So they are going to keep trying.
I’m not sure what is up with gmarktho. In the last e-mails I had from him a couple of months ago, he said he had a call from Carolina Skiff saying they wanted to discuss numbers. Since then he has gone silent. I think he reached a deal, but part of the agreement was he couldn’t tell anybody about it. If that’s true, both sides should be ashamed. There are a number of us who have done little or no boating this year because we were sold motors that just aren’t powerful enough for the boat. I’m frustrated beyond believe, but at $15k for the larger motor, I just can’t do it. I need Carolina Skiff to step up, but that just isn’t likely. A lawsuit is still a possibility, but that will take years to settle, so it’s a last resort.
. Ps - sorry for the run on paragraph. Can't seem to insert line spaces when posting from my ipad even tho they appear as I type.....?