Since we dropped the boat off on Monday, my husband and I were really thinking that they would have it fixed and ready to go for the weekend. I asked Brandon if he should call the boat center today to check on it and he thought they were fairly busy and we shouldn't bug them about it.
Anyway, his buddy was working in Helena today and just so happen to stop by the boat center. He commented to a young guy working there who said something along the lines of, "the guy who owns this boat doesn't need it this weekend, so we haven't even looked at it yet." Needless to say, Brandon got a call from his buddy and called the boat center. Although they didn't use the words his buddy said, Brandon was told that they haven't had the chance to even look at our lemon, I mean boat, yet. I guess I should be more mad, but remember, I have school this weekend so I couldn't enjoy the boat this weekend anyway. Here's hoping for next weekend!
Wednesday, July 7, 2010
Tuesday, July 6, 2010
Finding help?
After researching this particular make of boat (Tige), I decided to look and see if there was any help online that I could find. I did find this website tigeboatowners.com that offered some help. After making a post and describing our boat issues, it does sound like it is something minor like battery wiring or a sensor that needs to be fixed. Although it sounds like a simple fix, that doesn't mean it won't cost me an arm and a leg...guess I will find out soon, hopefully!
Finally finding a new boat..
After months of searching (and pleading from my husband), we finally found the boat we have been looking to buy. Although it is not a brand new boat, it was exactly what we were looking for in terms of features and price. The only issue (we thought) was the boat was located at Lake Tapps, which is a 10-hour drive. But after emailing pictures and working out all the details, my husband and his brother made the drive to check out the boat in person. Aside from a good cleaning, the boat was in great condition and ran smoothly on the lake... After a trip to the bank, my husband was pulling it home.
We were so excited to get the boat home it was like Christmas morning. The 3 kids, my husband, and myself all sitting in the boat parked in front of our house the next morning. All we needed was water...After a good cleaning and moving of wake boards and life jackets, we were ready to take her out for her maiden voyage. Much to our dismay, the voyage wasn't that long due to cheap batteries. After about 2 hours on the water, we were loading back up to come home and re-examine our great purchase.
Two batteries and $160 dollars later, we were ready for the second trip. This time we went where we knew our other family members were going to be boating, Clark Canyon. The water was a blistering 57 degrees, but our cousin, Kody, still couldn't help but get in the water to wake board. Fool! The good news was the boat ran great...we used everything, the stereo, heater, and all just to make sure the batteries were the key issue from the day before. It seemed to be working just fine. Or so we thought...
The next weekend, we again packed up and set out for our usual spot Canyon Ferry. It was finally nice out and everyone was wanting to get a turn. However, just like our first attempt, we weren't on the water long and then the boat started acting up again. I couldn't help but think we bought an expensive lemon.
We did get a hold of the boat center in Helena and it sounds like it is a very common and fixable problem. Hopefully, we will be out on the water soon.
We were so excited to get the boat home it was like Christmas morning. The 3 kids, my husband, and myself all sitting in the boat parked in front of our house the next morning. All we needed was water...After a good cleaning and moving of wake boards and life jackets, we were ready to take her out for her maiden voyage. Much to our dismay, the voyage wasn't that long due to cheap batteries. After about 2 hours on the water, we were loading back up to come home and re-examine our great purchase.
Two batteries and $160 dollars later, we were ready for the second trip. This time we went where we knew our other family members were going to be boating, Clark Canyon. The water was a blistering 57 degrees, but our cousin, Kody, still couldn't help but get in the water to wake board. Fool! The good news was the boat ran great...we used everything, the stereo, heater, and all just to make sure the batteries were the key issue from the day before. It seemed to be working just fine. Or so we thought...
The next weekend, we again packed up and set out for our usual spot Canyon Ferry. It was finally nice out and everyone was wanting to get a turn. However, just like our first attempt, we weren't on the water long and then the boat started acting up again. I couldn't help but think we bought an expensive lemon.
We did get a hold of the boat center in Helena and it sounds like it is a very common and fixable problem. Hopefully, we will be out on the water soon.
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