Boomer had a legit beef with BT I saw it first hand

I know of good and bad experiances with BT

Some people swear at them, others swear they are the best thing on earth

All depends on the experiance

In this economy no boat company can afford to piss off one customer.

I loved my BT when i bought it new in 1998 it was one amazing go fast condo

I hope all gets better soon Best of luck to all

Well, my question still stands. I still just can not understand why after over a year that this thread was replied too!!!! Boatme, not questioning what you are stating. But, the Boomer 880 item you are replying to was posted 4-17-2008!!!!!!!! It was like gijane just woke up from a coma a year later and replied. Just curious as to why now after a year. Not trying to start up a bunch of crap, but again "geeze people"!

I just saw it (probably cause it got brought to the top)
all i was saying is no one is going to be happy with evey one all the time
and some do have legit gripes it is more how they get solved

Obviously Boomer has moved on he bought a Hustler after hsi deal soured and yet many new boats were sold to happy customers since

Never know how things change (Or don't) Press on young Skywalker :)

Time moves on

what does Trick Marine have to do with you getting the run around from BT

what an idiot

As many have said there are at least two sides to every story. In my experience with Black Thunder over the past 10 years I found Bob Jenkins and his family, Roger and all of the plant employees as straightforward and honest as any human I've ever met. They honored every commitment they made to me. I was a customer for about 5 years while I owned my triple 43 and continued to help with hull tuning and design assistance as they required. I was never compensated financially.
There is no doubt that the early 46' had some ride issues. Instead of denying this, they sought out guidance from Michael Peters who helped in the original design. They continued to test and worked on various changes until they came up with what I think is an outstanding bottom design that is stable and dependable in all conditions.
In this type of business it is virtually impossible to please everyone. These are custom boats for owners with high expectations, not dis-similar to high end sports car owners. We are generally pains in the butt to any manufacturer but the builder knows that from the get go.
One need only look at all the late model high end Cats in particular that are for sale and you quickly discover that sometimes expectations don't meet reality real well. For one builder, I believe that over 50% of that they've built in the previous 4 years is currently for sale. Mind you, it's a good looking product, we're just flaky customers.
Before you slam anyones product, maybe you should take a look at what you build or sell or service and ask yourself if you always bat 100%? Imagine if there was a website for your product and people were able to post whatever they wanted about your product or service without repurcussion?
Before anyone gets too big for their britches, count your screw ups first.
As for the poster that started this thread post exactly what happened to you with Black Thunder or anyone else for that matter. Post facts, dates, dollars etc, keep it subjective and maybe it will result in a remedy you'll be satisfied with.
For the rest of us that are happy with our boats, life is pretty good isnt' it.

Steve

well said as always Steve

Hey Steve were you at the Miami show in 2002? I got a demo ride with Black Jack and Tom. They had closed Gov. Cut because of 9/11 and we had to go out the next cut south. We got up on plane and about a mile or two later we were flying off 4-6s, I guess there was a storm or something out in the Atlantic. Wow what a ride in that big monster!!! :eek: :D I had never been in seas that big before then.

Jay Pilini passed us haulin a$$ in his 36' demo boat but about five minutes later he came back by us. Tom figured if Pilini wouldn't go out in the Atlantic we better not either so we turned back, but I was very impressed by how the 46 handled fairly big water. I was a little shaken up but it was fun!! :D

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Amen to that statement.... Yes it is!