Other jet ski left at my house...what do ya do?

[blaster4life]

so i worked on a guys jet ski 2 1/2 years ago.....it is a 97 xp..and it need a new motor. S i set the guy up with a good used motor from the local dealer. i was gonna charge the guy $450 i think. Well i get the motor in a ......nothing.......i have the local mech at the seadoo dealership come look at it and the ECU is shot. the owner of the ski is a little upset that the ECU is so expensive and he still owes me $$$......we he has vanished ...have not heard from him in over a year.............................what would you do?...and before you say call him...i had his #stored in my phone...and since then i have dropped about 4 phone in the river working on boats......

 

[Big Kahuna]

Get the Reg. Numbers, Call DMV, explain situation. Get contact info or info on how to take possession and then sale.

Side note, Keep Better work orders. Write contact info down and put it in the ski.

 

[SuziQ]

another side note: that's a great sig line! :cool2:

 

[blaster4life]

i guess that a good option......i don't work on other peoples ski for a living...it was one of those deals where he went to a boat shop and wanted the work done and the guy that ran the place gave him my #

 

[blaster4life]

another side note: that's a great sig line! :cool2:

THX.... i can thank yamasaki for that one......

 

[Matt_E]

I've got a couch sitting in my garage from a douchebag customer that all of a sudden decided he couldn't afford the job. After it was done.

 

[blaster4life]

it's like this guy has got free storage for the last 2 years....pisses me off

 

[Idok]

place a mechanics lien on it...after 30 days (I think), its yours

 

[The Penguin]

mechanics lien laws vary from state to state, but that's what I would do.

you should also be allowed to charge a reasonable storage fee per day.

 

[blaster4life]

if i charged him 2 bux a day it would be way more than the ski is worth with the bill.....the lean thing is a huge PINTA in ill

 

[AtomicPunk]

it's like this guy has got free storage for the last 2 years....pisses me off

place a mechanics lien on it...after 30 days (I think), its yours

what idok said.. plus storage aint free ($100 a month should cover a 97 XP)

 

[SuziQ]

THX.... i can thank yamasaki for that one......

ya i noticed of course...historically some of the bests posts come from that rascal...worth quoting. Think I will send a note to both he and Stricky... maybe we can all bask in some online holiday cheer from them soon.


Hopefully you find the owner of the ski and can work something out over the holidays that suits both of you. The individual is probably having a hard time with the economy and such, just as so many others are these days...hopefully that is all that is wrong.

 

[superjetkev]

same thing happened to me. after 2 years i sold it for parts. i got the money i was owed and got it off my lawn. i told the guy what i did and he seemed relieved. maybe he didnt have the money or whatever...

now i got a boat in my driveway, since summer all done (drive bellows, fuel tank sender, tune up, water pump, speedo tube ect) and is now even winterized. and he keeps saying he will get it. im ready to bring it down to the river and send it on its mary way!

some people are terrible to do side work for.

 

[blaster4life]

ya i don't think that is the case he is a cop in Chicago.... i think he just don't feel like paying foer a ski that is still broke......and thinks he can leave it sit at my house for as long as he wants

 

[SuziQ]

he should be easy enough to locate then, unless he was shot/killed in the line of duty (then again, he prob would be easy enough to locate then too)

 

[Matt_E]

he is a cop in Chicago....

I think you should consider yourself lucky you weren't night-sticked.

 

[MDStandUp]

fix it ride the hell out of it or scrap it. hide it somewhere else. if he ever comes back, say you thought he came and took it. get a attitude and say he never paid you. threaten to call the cops. he will be confused. if he gets pissed call the cops and say it most of been stolen. pass the bill on the home owners insurance or whatever.

 

[blaster4life]

nevemind.....

 

[SuziQ]

fix it ride the hell out of it or scrap it. hide it somewhere else. if he ever comes back, say you thought he came and took it. get a attitude and say he never paid you. threaten to call the cops. he will be confused. if he gets pissed call the cops and say it most of been stolen. pass the bill on the home owners insurance or whatever.

If he’s still alive and well, my guess is he would just have a detective buddy look on this site and spoil that caper…not wise at all. Approach him in a civil manner to get what you want…all might work well. If for some reason that fails, approach him on paper politely and professionally with the same, noting the original date he left it and the terms of verbal agreement, as well as where/when all communication ended. If that does not work, then you have written documentation to proceed. That is wise.

 

[blaster4life]

Lol