Boatscum.com was created by a group of boaters who have a love of life on the water, a love of their boats and have a common interest in keeping their boats in good condition and repair. We are responsible people with the means to finance and follow through on the projects that we hire marine industry professionals for. We came together as a group because of the widespread problems in the marine industry that are associated with boat builders and repair facilities.

Many states, including Florida, have little or no protection for boat owners from unscrupulous, fraudulent, or incompetent marine industry businesses.  More often than not, boat owners have to risk their money, their vessel, and more importantly, their time hoping that the marine industry operator that they are dealing with, be it a boat builder, repair facility, or independent contractor, has not only the skill sets to accomplish the job at hand, but also has the time and business management skills to execute the contract. This is assuming that they do have a plan. Sadly, many of them do not.

Unfortunately, the statement, “Let the Buyer Beware”. rings all too true in the marine industry. It is an industry where, unfortunately,

What we do not understand is that many boaters out there, simply pay the bill for crappy work, slipshod business dealings and move on. Many people are reluctant to leave bad reviews out of a fear of retribution. Or they are too embarrassed to share their story. Or they simply want to put distance between them and the pain associated with these issues.

Boatscum.com is intended to educate your fellow boaters about unscrupulous marine business operators and help them avoid the same negative fate that we have run into. Every single story here is a real world experience provided by our members. Every member is known to us as an intelligent boat owner who has had a true experience with the marine business he or she is writing about. And every story is verified by our fact checkers. There are no trolls or internet crackpots here.

If you would like to help us clean up the marine services industry then you can reach us at info@boatscum.com  We would like to hear your story. Please do not provide your contact info unless we accept your case for further evaluation and possible publishing.