HORRIBLE customer service, even from the owner, and below-quality work.
I drove over 3 hours to take my boat to PDXMarine. The work took longer than expected, and when I finally got the boat home, I discovered several problems. (1) The bolt for the swing brake on the kicker had been loosened and not re-tightened, so the swing brake was not operating (potential damage to kicker, kicker-mount or hull). Mechanic did not check this; (2) They replaced the fuel hose with one larger in diameter than the original, which pinched off the fuel line. The mechanic never tested the kicker to see if fuel was getting to it; (3) The new fuel line wasn't clear with the kicker in the raised position (double-pinching the line). Again, mechanics never tested this, or they'd have known and been able to correct it at the time.
The necessary repairs cost just over $200.00, and I suggested to the contact at PDXMarine that it would be more convenient for both of us if I just had a local mechanic do the fixes and they reimburse me for it. I sent them a quote from a mechanic along with photos of the actual problems. It was like pulling teeth to get a reply and when I finally did, they just tried to say the problems didn't exist and made excuses for their mechanics' failure to check the work. Then they told me they'd "be happy" to make the repairs (which they were silmultaneously claiming weren't neccessary!) if I brought the boat back to their facility. That would mean I'd have to trailer my 24' boat for 6 hours to get it to and from their place! It would cost more in gas than it did to just pay for the repairs (which they obviously knew).
When I tried to confront them about all this, they refused to reply to my emails. I even emailed the owner, someone I'd actually spoken to in person at some of the sportsmen's shows, and he didn't respond. I am a business owner myself, and I can tell you, I would never treat one of my customers this way. Unbelievable! I could deal with the mechanics being time-pressured and overlooking some stuff, but if you follow that up with ZERO...no, actually, Negative customer service, you've lost me. I cannot recommend Portland Marine Electronics. read more