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He has just posted on team baja marine he is out of business so in Houston look for Hoods. And what goes around comes around! I think I may have greatly contributed to the closing and if so he needed to close!

On this other thread he says he is still in business today??

http://www.offshoreonly.com/forums/s...6&page=5&pp=30

I also won a Gift Certificate from Houston Prop at the Offshore only partyin Key West 2004, sent a pair of props in and it took months to get them back, the work was OK but there were many phone calls before I finally got the props back, there was always some reason/story about why it was taking so long and was told more than once they will be going out tomorrow to only call them a couple weeks later and get the same story that they would be going out tomorrow


Caleb

I guess he told the members Of TBM that he was closed so they would not call him for their props or money back

I never had an issue with Darin , but I have seen a few posts from unhappy customers

I work for 150 small busienss owners, seeing the inner most workings of their business. Some days it is a bit like susage, good t eat but you do not necessarly want to see it being made.

If a guy does a superior job, without a superior price, you are taking a GIANT risk, because it cost money to do a superior job, and if they are not charging a superior price, then the company is in trouble. Take that concept to the bank, because it is gospel.

Apparently you had a good technician who was a lousy business man, he needs a JOB, not a business.

Sorry about your luck, anyone who has these experiences can not think well of small busienss owners, and small biz owners are the heart of America. I how this somehow turns out in your favor.

You been PROFILED brother.....

File a lien against everything he own and collect post judgement interest until his property sells, and I do mean everything. If you can not get your money now, get it later with interest.

WARNING to All and spread the word - cease all business dealings with Houston Propeller.

Houston Propeller is out of business. I was fortunate to get my unserviced props back but I'm out $720 I PayPal'ed to his sidekick, Kymberly Sol. I not giving up and am threatening legal remedy if I do not receive full refund.

BoatCityProp Shop is an unfortunate third-party having fallen for Darin Murphy's ruse to sell shop equipment to them. Repeat - shop equipment - not the business or its liabilities. They ended up with my props (and other's). Murphy claimed he just sent them there to polish after completing the Accelerator service which was never done.

Turns out, Darin dumped them and others on BoatCityProp with no explanation on required service nor funding. BoatCityProp doing the honorable thing returned them to me polished not really knowing what else to do - the 'Accelerator' service never performed by Darin.

According to BoatCityProp, there are many other victims. If I don't get the requested refund, I'd like to establish a resolution forum. I do not react kindly to blatant fraud and am suitably fried.

Ironically, in my googling of Houston Propeller last December, this forum resulted in my search. I'm now a OSO Platinum member. Lesson learned. Could've avoided Houston Prop in the first place. Oh well!

BTW, the reason I went with Houston is because of a glowing article in Speedboat debut mag. I need to write them next.

I grabbed a photo of Darin from his web site (http://houstonpropeller.tripod.com/) which is amazing still active and probably grabbing more suckers.

In case anyone in the Houston area can help us out.....;-)

Darin did some work for me about three or four years ago and I did get my prop back and was satisfied with the work. it did take longer than expected to get them back, but he explained to me that his girlfriend or wife had cancer really bad and was fighting for her life. Like I said, I did get my prop back and was satisfied.

It seems that there are alot of unsatisfied customers out there now and I saw where Darin had posted a few weeks ago that he now has cancer. I wonder if his girlfriend/wife beat the cancer? they might want to have their house checked out to make sure it's a safe enviroment to live in.

Good luck to everyone involved in this sad situation. I hope it all works out for all!

I also read he is battling cancer.

As far as his props, I have heard nothing but good things about his accelerator(or acclerator?) props. Huge raves about the performance gains.

However, I have heard several complaints about customer service and payments, especially recently. How it is related to his illness I have no idea. But, I have learned that there is always three sides to every story.

I just hope it all works out for everyone.