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[tiggerman]

[john 200]

My gelcoate on my 200 is cracking down by the heat exchangers.

[tiggerman]

My gelcoate on my 200 is cracking down by the heat exchangers.

Have you had your dealer look at it?

[manasota]

Hey- I haven't been here for a few-we got SLAMMED by HURRICANE CHARLEY!!-FRIDAY the 13th !!! We just got our internet back and our phones...we've had electric for 6 days...no damage here at the marina and none at home BUT 15 miles SOUTH- Holy Shit !!.............John 200- can you get some pictures ???

[tiggerman]

Glad you guys are OK!

[Kevin Leclair]

Whoa nelly, glad to hear you are ok!

[tiggerman]

Hey- I haven't been here for a few-we got SLAMMED by HURRICANE CHARLEY!!-FRIDAY the 13th !!! We just got our internet back and our phones...we've had electric for 6 days...no damage here at the marina and none at home BUT 15 miles SOUTH- Holy Shit !!.............John 200- can you get some pictures ???

Bump, and hope you guys made it through Frances OK..... Have you been reading jpeezy's trials and tribulations with his BRAND NEW 4TEC?
http://seadoosportbo...st=0

Any advice for him?

[manasota]

Monday Sept 13th....Well,we took a glancing blow from Hurricane Frances-lots of wind and rain but only some tarps torn off...but this past weekend we were ALL on edge over Hurricane Ivan-a category 5 with sustained winds of 160 MPH and gusts OVER 200 MPH !!! Thankfully it stayed on a more westward course and at the moment (10 AM EST)appears to be heading for the northern Gulf of Mexico...I did read jpeezys problems and posted a similar story about a Sportster 4-TEC we have in our shop...Most of the BRP employees are very company loyal...a lot of them have been with BRP for YEARS and a lot of them are Canadians and/or French Canadians..They have a different societal structure than we Americans...When dealing with them,the first contact is THE most critical and I've found that when I approach them with respect and let THEM take control of the direction of the conversation things go smoothly. As a dealer I let them tell me how they want to handle the situation while subtely introducing info and facts from here at the dealer level because I have the customer (theirs and ours) in MY shop. Most times- the next thing you know is that I'm telling BRP how we can make it a win-win situation. They're flexible and sometimes very generous when you start out on the right footing and don't disrespect them 1st.

[Kevin Leclair]

They're flexible and sometimes very generous when you start out on the right footing and don't disrespect them 1st.

Very true!

[tiggerman]

Almost always true in any situation..... Thanks for the advice!

[lknrockstar]

My first post here is to find out if anybody else is having gel cote problems-that is ,any spider cracking on the chines near the bow or at the transom,on the keel,in the front seat wells...or any where else for that matter

oh yeah, I have a wholed boat full of them. My boat has 18 hrs on it and the repair guy "that the seadoo dealer recomends" said this is just the begining and its a problem that can be repaired spot by spot but it will cotinue.I dont want my boat in the shop 30 days a year I will have mine fixed and trade it in or sell it LET YOUR DEALER KNOW NOW. They should get with BRP and you know they have heard about it because my dealer told me. good luck to both of us...........................another boat saga

[Kevin Leclair]

I would pursue this with SeaDoo/BRP corporate or find dealer that really cares about your problems, this guy was successful at getting a replacement boat because his dealer was really concerned. See here, http://seadoosportbo...findpost&p=2537.

[lknrockstar]

Actually, we ARE the dealer with a customer that has been having the gelcote problems...every weekend he uses the boat it comes back to us with new cracking issues...we fix 'em...he uses it...and back it comes with different areas cracked..I currently have a call in to tech support and have sent prox 20 email pictures....I posted this to see if BRP is having widespread issues with the 200 Speedster gelcote and/or structural issues

Im having problems with gelcoat cracking everywhere. Does BRP know the problem exist? The problem started on the starboard side and they are now everywhere. I like the idea of the dud story, thats sounds like a good time. I wonder if its safe to use the boat the way it is??

[lknrockstar]

Oh man that is awesome, good job!

Thanks for the info... My dealer is pretty big and the owner is cool you just have to be aggressive. I will keep everyone posted. thanks again

[Kevin Leclair]

Oh man that is awesome, good job! 

Thanks for the info... My dealer is pretty big and the owner is cool you just have to be aggressive. I will keep everyone posted. thanks again

You're welcome, let us know if we can be of anymore help.

[tiggerman]

I would like to see pics posted of your cracks.... that didn't sound right....
I would like to see pics of where these cracks are located for comparison with the other Speedster shown in this post.

[Kevin Leclair]

I would like to see pics posted of your cracks.... that didn't sound right....
I would like to see pics of where these cracks are located for comparison with the other Speedster shown in this post.

Good suggestion, I would like to see pics too so we can see if this is isolated to a specific place on the boat.

[lknrockstar]

I would like to see pics posted of your cracks.... that didn't sound right....
I would like to see pics of where these cracks are located for comparison with the other Speedster shown in this post.

photos will be on the way. thanks

[lknrockstar]

I would like to see pics posted of your cracks.... that didn't sound right....
I would like to see pics of where  these cracks are located for comparison with the other Speedster shown in this post.

Good suggestion, I would like to see pics too so we can see if this is isolated to a specific place on the boat.

on the way... thanks