Re: hello new owner of 03 mariah sx19
 

I did ask questions too. He said it ran good. But I guess I failed to have him run it with water hooked up to it.

Re: hello new owner of 03 mariah sx19
 

I haven't seen anything in your posts that rules out the likelihood that the previous owner blew the motor and attempted to patch it before realizing that it would be simpler and less expensive to just let the bank have the boat. I suggest that you sit down and consult with a real lawyer and show him all of your 'evidence' before you start costing yourself even more money. Because if you go after him in court on your own and lose, you just may be liable for his legal costs too.

Re: hello new owner of 03 mariah sx19
 

Apparently he's not such an 'idiot'. Mechanics have successfully repaired cracked blocks with JB Weld and MarineTex for years and if you really want to get serious about this type of repair there is a product called Belzona that is industrial strength and worth every penny. It can be used internally too. The key to such a repair is the preparation which includes drilling the ends of the crack to prevent it from expanding, cleaning and/or grinding out the crack thoroughly and then applying the compound per the instructions.

Re: hello new owner of 03 mariah sx19
 

Whatever was used on motor didn't work lol. I will update with pics later.the guy said he made only 500 dollars on the boat deal yeah right.that's a lie I'm sure. But I will never know how much he paid for it. Only legal costs for me is a 50 dollar fee for the small claims court. U can't have a lawyer for small claims court so no lawyer fees. I have a free legal advice for a hour from my work.

Re: hello new owner of 03 mariah sx19
 

And the crack is internal too not just external.

Re: hello new owner of 03 mariah sx19
 

And I didn't know how bad the motor was till last Monday.when the marina pulled It from the boat. When the motor was in the boat I didn't know how bad the crack was.

Re: hello new owner of 03 mariah sx19
 

You sound like you figure you have this dealer by the 'short & curlies'. If you have free legal advice then you best take advantage of it and stick to the facts. Note that even Small Claims courts can award costs to a defendant. Best of luck.

btw...did you check the NADA value on this boat?

Re: hello new owner of 03 mariah sx19
 

Its valued at around 12k with a good motor lol.

Re: hello new owner of 03 mariah sx19
 

I paid 9000 for it. I had a lot of work to make it nice too. I just don't get people that don't care of boats and do regular maintnece.

Re: hello new owner of 03 mariah sx19
 

I just don't know why I would have pay him anything though. This situation didn't hurt him it hurt me.