Stessl gone bust?

[basserman]

as mike said above the warrinty for the hull would be from stessle as the warrinty for the motor would be through that maker
however if the boat was sold as a BMT package then the dealer should be the one that chases up the people to repaire the goods how ever as in this case he can't do much if the company has gone down the drain and can't fix or pay for the goods to be fixed
as for hull still being sold well alf like all other boat companiys would have the boats sold to dealers as they don't consing them so the dealers would be in the same boat so to say as the boat owners after all after this gets out who will want to buy a boat that has no warinty

[redspeckle]

Well it must be true on my way home from work called into Leisure Marine Bayside (to get refective tape ) not Stessl boat in the yard for sale all gone [smiley=stunned.gif]
Looks they are not going to get stuck with warranty issues on these Stessl boats [smiley=behead.gif]
As the saying goes warrninty is only still good if still in the bussiness, (no bussiness no warranty)
Mitch

[Mr_Bean]

From what I hear the "new boats" are at the Melbourne boat show.

Minor changes to meet the legals, and labelled: "Mako - A Stessl Family Company"

Just enough change to keep THEIR end legal and get administrators off THEIR back.

Doesn't sound good for current Stessl owners if they need warranty, hopefully won't affect many.

- Darren

[basserman]

what is the real crying shame is that if this was a car builder there would be a huge outcry from the media and goverment to ensure that the owners of them would be looked after
same thing should happen with boats i say >

[adds31]

If they have gone bust!, it wouldn't be from welds cracking or the hull ending up with splits in it would it. Maybe with boats now its not a drama but a few years ago it was. I would never buy another one.

[Pedro]

I once bought a Stessel and it split down the keel the first time I used it.I approached the dealer and he said I had to send it back to the factory and I had to cover costs,I didn't agree. I jumped in my car drove to the Brisbane boat show from Rockhampton where I was living at that time and fronted MR Stessel. I didn't like his attitude and he beat a retreat before his keel was split.
i have never even considered any boat made by him again.
How can people operate like he does and get past consumer affairs
Regards
Pedro.
PS The dealer gave me a new boat, a Stacer, after I asked him nicley with my hand around his throat.

[caloundra]

saw this add in the trading post today ??? ???

[RobSee]

I had a Chat with Tim Stessl today at the GC boat show. Alf has retired and they sold the Stessl name, and the Clartk name, and both Stessl and Clark boats will now be made by a boat trailer manufacturer (cannot remember the name). Now that Quintrex make some of their own trailers - this trailer manufacturer want to get into the boat building market and just opted to buy a known company.

Tim seemd like a really good bloke, and I'm sure there are many more people happy with their boats than those like Pedro.

Petro mate - you were obviously not happy, but I'm not sure if threatening a bloke in the middle of a boat show is the best way to get satisfaction. Think of the "softly softly" approach to landing that big lizard. Anyhow I don't know the full story so I won't say anything further.

All of the old Stessl sponsored tournaments will continue - now branded as Makocraft.

We'll have to see if they are able to win Boat of the year again

[fishin_till_late]

Just going through the "Makocraft" website, it explains how Alf Stessl retired and Tim and his sister Nicloa have started "Makocraft". I also had a look through the range of boats and it seamed 2 me that the range of boats were of a large similarity 2 the Stessl range.

Pedro i know this probably wouldnt help your cause but 4 those who have been looking 4 the stessl design they are still available just under the "makocraft" name

[Burley_Boy]

If I bought a company fair and square I'd ensure that all dealeships continued and that the phones were manned. Sound shonky if you ask me and if suppliers have lost out to liquidation I'd say it's what's otherwise known as phoenix activity.

[stunnedmullet]

Stessl..makocraft .....same boat different sticker ???
The mullet

[safish]

For everybody that bought their boats Karee Marine, we are still honouring the full Stessl warranty on boats bought from us (via an arrangement with Tim Stessl, so it is factory backed), and are also stocking the new Mako product. Give Dean a ring on 07-3875 1600 if you bought your boat of us and have any questions

[Burley_Boy]

So have they sold the old company to someone who is not interested in running it or have they just started up a new one while leaving all the old creditors up the creek and liquidating a company that has run up a tab with its suppliers.
If thats what they're doing and it sure as hell sounds like it, they're crooks and don't deal with the buggers. I wouldn't buy the new product on that principle alone.
IMHO.

[safish]

Burley Boy - Trust me as a dealer carrying more then $200k stock, I was pretty ticked off when they "went bust". However, we tried to make the best of the situation, and managed to get the warranties for our old customers carried by Tim Stessl himself.
For the record - Alf has been under external administration since 2001. The GST send him belly up originaly. Don't ask me how, but he was not the only business in Oz. He has been trying to trade himself out of it for the past 3 years - repaying all debts etc. More or less the honourable thing to do, I'd say. Meanwhile he has had a heart bypass last year, and is a pretty sick man. He clearly could not go on, and retired. This forced the external administrator the liquadate Stessl. It has been sold to new owner that may or may not honour warranties. If he want to give it a go, I'd say he'll have to.
In the meanwhile Tim Stessl (Alf's son) has started up Mako, based on the old Stessl product range, obviously with Alf's help where possible. Maybe give Mako a ring directly if there is any more confusion ?? - Karee Marine

[Burley_Boy]

Sounds like a really honest business man...
So Tim Stessl instead of giving his dads company a go they decide to wipe the slate clean, sell the business and its debts and problems then immediately start up a competing business using similar boats same website designer same name in their advertising (Stessl family company) and refer back to years of service as a Stessl manufacturer. Nice large range of boats and minimal debt can I assume.
Sounds to me like the're screwing everyone involved including the new "owners" and the GST excuse is BS as it just took out people who used tax money to trade. The people who could not run an honest business with good accounting practice before the GST were stuffed after the GST. If the GST knocked him on the head I must assume that they had really poor trading and payment record prior to GST introduction, if anyone can confirm or deny I'd be curious to know. Any supplier prior to 2001 must know if they paid their bills or not.

Anyway don't expect sympathy on this record, if they have acted honourably then I take my hat off to him and his son but they will require a decent PR campaign in that case as it sounds shonky to the rest of us.
Just my #opinion though