Brand new Hull with bubbles, paint problem ???

[Grasshopper]

I got that answer today ....

Same here

 

[kbell413]

My dealer is taking my boat in the day after thanksgiving for repair in their fiberglass shop. Yamaha has agreed to cover all expenses. Fingers crossed it doesn't come back.

 

[Grasshopper]

Hello, wondering if anyone has had any news on the hull repairs? Mine has been on hold since early fall.

 

[YamPat]

Hey All,

Got great news last week, I got a call from my dealer that Yamaha has found a solution and a new way of repair...

They already pick-up my boat to empty all fluid before repair. They will soon bring my boat to the repair shop.

it will take at least 1 month to get it back. I have my fingers crossed that it will not come back.

I'm glad they found a way and get it repaired in the off-season

 

[PJFan1977]

Heard from my dealer also that Yamaha will be fixing the problem under warranty. Going to take some time and my boat is in storage for the winter but I'm glad Yamaha is making this right!

 

[cwax208]

Hello, wondering if anyone has had any news on the hull repairs? Mine has been on hold since early fall.

Any update on yours?

 

[YamPat]

My boat is at the repair shop. They told me that it will be there at least a month

 

[YamahaVictorr]

Mine has been in the shop since October. I just called for an update and they informed me they have been told my Yamaha to put a hold on repairing. Yamaha has stated that after the repair, a handful of boats have come back with the same issue. He informed me that they are waiting for Yamaha to provide them with an updated procedure.................. Not good

 

[cwax208]

Mine has been in the shop since October. I just called for an update and they informed me they have been told my Yamaha to put a hold on repairing. Yamaha has stated that after the repair, a handful of boats have come back with the same issue. He informed me that they are waiting for Yamaha to provide them with an updated procedure.................. Not good

Were they sanding down the chines or doing the entire hull on yours?

 

[YamPat]

I saw my dealer at the boat show and my boat is still at the dealer because the repair shop is full and they don't want my boat to be outside ... saw the Yamaha rep at the show as well and the Target is to get my boat in april.

i'm ok with that as long that i have it for the boat season

 

[Grasshopper]

Any update on yours?

My boat was stripped and ready at the body shop ready to be repaired in early Jan, then Yamaha asked dealer to pull it back before any work had started. Apparently Yamaha wanted to send all boats to one bodyshop in the region. It was supposed to go out to this one bodyshop a week or two back, and was put on hold by Yamaha again. Mine plus other boats at my dealer are on hold. Very disappointed by Yamaha on this.

 

[Grasshopper]

Update to my situation. My dealer had been given approval to repair my boat 04/23. I decided to hold off until the fall since our season is short enough up here in the northeast. Reached out to the dealer this morning to let him know I am done boating for the season and can bring the boat up to him in the next week or two. This was the response I got:

Korey,

As you know, we had another boat here with exactly the same issues yours does. The description we were given from Yamaha on what was required to resolve the situation proved to be grossly inadequate....dare I say highly inaccurate. We did the work... the results are excellent... BUT, the labor investment required to execute what the vessel actually needed to resolve things was, to say the least, several times what we had been advised. Areas where we were told the bonding agent was confined to were completely incorrect. The bottom features which we were told were not affected and could be ignored were also incorrect. The further the FG techs went, the lower the accuracy of what Yamaha had coached us on went.

As of this writing the warranty claim we submitted to Yamaha for this vessel on March 8, 2023 has not been responded to. Follow up has been ignored. Once we learned what we now know about what this service really requires, and that Yamaha was not forthcoming with the support we had been led to believe we could count on, Irwin ownership became more deeply involved, including making it perfectly clear that NO repair to ANY other vessels with this issue would be performed by this dealership, period. Instead, Irwin approached Yamaha and requested that vessels requiring these repairs be sent back to the factory for resolution. The response? ... "Yamaha doesn't take boats back".

At this point I have been asked to stand down on this. The best course for you to take is to contact our Asst. GM, Tim McClare (included on this message) for additional guidance. He can help answer the numerous questions I'm betting you have. I would ask you to resist calling Yamaha directly until after you have spoken with Tim.

I wish I could offer you more assistance but I've done all that I can up to this point.

Looks like I'm going to have to deal with Yamaha directly on this one. What a shame, I've been a Yamaha fan for years. Numerous motorcycles and boats, never wanted to buy another brand. Now I may never buy another Yamaha product again.

I am very surprised that there is not a known class action suit... yet.

Did you have the repairs done? And if you have, how have they held up? Do you wet slip? Thanks

 

[Grasshopper]

Hey All,

Got great news last week, I got a call from my dealer that Yamaha has found a solution and a new way of repair...

They already pick-up my boat to empty all fluid before repair. They will soon bring my boat to the repair shop.

it will take at least 1 month to get it back. I have my fingers crossed that it will not come back.

I'm glad they found a way and get it repaired in the off-season

How has the repair gone?

 

[neryve]

I saw on a Facebook group (Yamaha boat hull blisters) that Yamaha has paused fixing these because the issue is reoccurring after initial repairs and they want to do more investigation. Anyone heard this?

Had my Ar195 2022 repaired but bubbles came back. Sent it back for repair again, Yamaha Canada is giving me headaches, telling me the boat won't be ready until late summer. We should file an group action class... It's a mess.

 

[Eldo]

Our boat (‘22 ar195 w/30hrs) has been at the dealer (in Ontario, Canada) since September. Was “repaired” once already in 2023, but blisters came back immediately. Was told in January that there was a “new, updated” fix/solution from Yamaha, and it would ready “late May”, so hoping to hear something soon. We wet slip in lake Huron, and if we are told we can’t wet slip after this repair, we will be looking to having Yamaha take this boat back, as other’s have done. It’s such a shame, as this boat is absolutely perfect for us in every other way. We love it so much, and are really disappointed that the experience is being brought down by this issue.

 

[cwax208]

Our boat (‘22 ar195 w/30hrs) has been at the dealer (in Ontario, Canada) since September. Was “repaired” once already in 2023, but blisters came back immediately. Was told in January that there was a “new, updated” fix/solution from Yamaha, and it would ready “late May”, so hoping to hear something soon. We wet slip in lake Huron, and if we are told we can’t wet slip after this repair, we will be looking to having Yamaha take this boat back, as other’s have done. It’s such a shame, as this boat is absolutely perfect for us in every other way. We love it so much, and are really disappointed that the experience is being brought down by this issue.

That's a bummer - we just had Yamaha replace our 2022 with a 2024.

 

[Eldo]

Just thought I'd give an update on our saga; Canadian (Ontario) boat, ordered in Sept '21, arrived in March '22 and picked up in May '22. Found blisters in July '22. Initially went back for blister repair in March '23. Found the blisters re-appearing in June '23, but dealer requested we wait until end or season to bring the boat back for a second time. Returned boat to dealer (2nd time) Sept 28, 2023. It is now May 22, 2024 and dealer just told us today they "estimate another 3-4 weeks at least". So far I have been trying to be patient and work with the dealer, but our boat has been with the dealer for the last 8 months, and this is now seriously cutting into our already short boating season. I have paid my slip fee at the marina for the year and now have no boat to put in.
Has there been anyone in Canada that has had Yamaha buy their boat back or otherwise be compensated?

 

[Eldo]

That's a bummer - we just had Yamaha replace our 2022 with a 2024.

Are you in Canada? Can you give more details? This is something I would like to look into.

 

[PJFan1977]

Got mine back Saturday with the bottom painted. Yamaha covered the costs under warranty

 

[cwax208]

Did they paint or re-gel coat it?