Time well spent. (Money spent maybe not so well, but what price for pride and satisfaction.)
$600 to change a fan belt is pretty steep, especially when he brought it to their location. It'd have me grumbling, and a fan belt I expect them...
That's one seriously big project. Good luck and good for you restoring her. Looks like you did a nice job in the bow. Hope you'll keep us updated.
Or it's more convenient to blame the captain. Whether situations like this or dealing with a yard I've always told owners to blame me. Make me...
I probably put that wrong. Yes it's an anchor door, but it looks like a repair. Maybe even sealed that door.
More border restrictions next week....
Zoom out to 200x. That's no anchor door. Looks like a repair from below the waterline all the way up with faired edges and unpainted.
Or IN the gelcoat which could leave someone else paying for it. I'd sand down one section layer by layer till I knew.
Don't be sorry. This is how people learn to be smarter and run their boats more safely, if not to be good neighbors then to save themselves a lot...
As a side note it looks like there was a major repair done to the bow of that boat.
In a no wake zone you should be able to have a tender tied alongside with no fenders. The only person at fault is the boat throwing the wake....
Obviously you're stuck on the warranty. Sorry. Are the pinholes in the primer or in the hull? If in the hull I wonder if maybe a case could be...
Another point I don't see covered is that the OP is into fishing. Smart anglers as well as professional anglers keep detailed records of what...