NO C-DORY AT THE DETROIT COBO HALL BOAT SHOW

I purchased my 25 from Decks and Docks. They have done their best to service my C-Dory. Any issues with the boat or the Hondas have been taken care of by them or the factory directly.

Les

ps: My boat is cruising around the Lake Erie islands quite a bit, I have yet to see another Dory.
 
Jahmi,

The local Honda Marine dealer nearby lost its dealership recently and I went looking for another dealer, locating one 100 miles from here, but close to where we dock Valkyrie. I called to inquire about service and found that they were closed for an extended time. As encouraged by the recording, I left a message and backed it up with an email. I received both a phone call and email response within twenty-four hours. That's good communication and the dealer will now have my business.

I begrudge no one time of for boating and know that most dealers work very hard or they won't be in the business for long, but when I contacted the C-Dory dealer I received no responses to any means of communication, including email. After over a month of trying to get a response, I went hundreds of miles away to order a CD 22 from another dealer.

Also, if I had received a response letting me know that he was out of town and when he would return, I could have made other plans. All the phone message said was that they were closed, no explanation given. In this day of electronic communation, I don't think that is too much to ask, especially when we intended to spend close to $60,000 for a fully loaded CD22, which we did.

I'm sure that he is a good dealer or C-Dory wouldn't keep him around and if communcation was better he would have had a sale and we could have bought from a dealer fairly close to home.

Nick
"Valkyrie"
 
Valkrie

I see your point and I'm glad everything worked out for you. I left a message with the local dealer also but unlike you I got a response from one of his employees explaining the situation. I was very happy with my experience with him and felt it needed to be said because this guy was getting a bad rap and I knew better.


randykolchuk

If things work out for me and I do end up with a C-Dory we may cross paths because I plan on spending some time down there.

Jahmi
 
Valkrie:

I also purchased my new boat from Decks and Docks in 2004. I found them to be extremely honest and decent people to deal with. Larry, the owner, has personally done a very good job in correcting some earlier rigging issues. He is always willing to do what is best for the customer. I do a lot of fishing and cruising in the western basin of Lake Erie usually launching from the Monroe, MI area. Occasionally, I make it over to the Bass Islands. I spent my youth with my dad on Lake St. Clair and subsequently raised my family boating on this marvelous body of water. I try to spend least one day a week during the summer cruising with my old boating buddies up by the North Channel. I always monitor Channel 16, Please give me a hail and perhaps we can meet up some day to share experiences. I also have had some material shipped from C-Dory through RabidFish Marina and they have been extremely helpful also.

Best regards,
Rollie/C-Batical
 
Rollie,

Sounds good to me! My wife and I would love to meet other CD owners in the Lake Erie area and run together and compare boats. We'll be docking in East Harbor, only 13 miles from South Bass Island and are planning on running up the Detroit River to Lake St. Clair and points north on some of Marcia's five day weekends. Maybe we could meet sometime.

Best regards,

Nick
"Valkyrie"
 
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