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See all reviews for this product Apr 5, Joe Florida. Chris Miller. See all reviews for this product Mar 27, Glen McBride. See all reviews for this product Mar 23, Michael Russo. See all reviews for this product Mar 5, See all reviews for this product Feb 16, Not to mention a massive fan base! Furthermore, if something completely breaks on your boat, replacement parts are often readily available and plentiful. As we said earlier, Mako has been around since the 60s, so they have a long history.
These boats offer competitive pricing in the fiberglass boat realm, and because they are sold at Bass Pro, you should not have any trouble getting service or finding parts. Other Mako owners have similar thoughts. I hope I never need to part ways with it. Many people love their older Mako boats, and I think this may have led to many people being disappointed with the newer ones. With all of the recent changes in ownership and build quality, it is hard to make a direct comparison of boat models.
This is because while a boat made this year may have the same name as a boat built a few years back, it could have been made under different ownership or just different quality standards, so the quality and pricing will be different.
This being said, you can expect vintage Mako boats to hold their value really well, new Mako boats to depreciate at typical rates, and Mako boats for the late 90s and early 00s to be retired or to be sold at really low price points. Skip to content Mako boats have been around since Here are the 7 most common problems you may find with Mako boats.
Table of Contents. Was this article helpful? They had someone from Mako I assume, it was Mako review the hull to see if it was a warranty repair. They claimed the hull was damaged. There are some scratches on the hull and along the edges where the side walls meet the hull, there are places where the gel coat is so thin that it chipped off the edges. I believe this happened loading the boat on the trailer or some other scrapping of the boat at some rickety dock.
Ugly, yes. Integrity damaging, no. I am 76 years old. I do not mistreat my boats. This boat has drifted onto shell reefs and gotten stuck on muck, but it has never hit anything substantial. I have used my boat as designed in shallow, salty waters. My McKee was used for 23 years in these same waters.
The Gel coat was scratched down to the fiberglass in several areas, but no leaks. I know, I know. Maybe I should have kept my McKee. But I didn't. This Mako has everything I really wanted in a small boat. It will easily fish with 3 people. It is just plain perfect. It seems that Mako's lifetime hull warranty only applies if the boat is never used. I will attempt to ask for a review of their decision.
And should they resolve this matter to my satisfaction. I will return to this site and make a notification that Mako has honored their warranty.
Blue skies and calm seas. Review guidelines. I certify that this review the with the cracked hull is. Get buying tips about Boat Brands delivered to your inbox.
Thank you, you have successfully subscribed to our newsletter! Enjoy reading our tips and recommendations. I own a fully loaded LTS. This boat did everything I expected it to do. All systems worked well, live well, electronics, handling, room for the family to have a great day on the water. We never have any issues with power. Minn Kota lb salt water 36v troller with foot pedal and remote, and to top it off I noticed some soldering on the top gel coat, I wasn't worried and thought it was normal wear and tear.
One day this past May, the first day my adult kids were home from college, we took the boat out to a nearby lake to fish. We spent the entire day on the water and finally decided to head home to get dinner ready before the boss got off work. We were scooting along the lake at approximately 5k RPMs. All of a sudden, the boat jerked and made a hard 90 degree turn to the right. It was so hard, my hands came off the wheel, and I flew towards the side heading for the water.
I saw my daughter fly from her seated spot in front of the console heading the same direction. Thank God my son has the strength of Hercules collegiate o lineman. He grabbed me with lightning fast hands, and I grabbed her. He held onto the grab rail and we all stayed inside unhurt and dry.
We inspected the boat when it stopped and I even got into the water to see the motor, and prop. Everything appeared normal. It wasn't until we got it on the trailer that we saw a massive section of gel coat missing.
We knew we didn't hit anything submerged because we were in the middle of the lake. The adjuster looked at the boat and made a call. He said they will send out a marine surveyor because it was beyond his expertise. The next day, a surveyor inspected the boat after I dropped it off at the Fiberglass repair center. The surveyor and owner of the center looked at the boat. Combined these men have over 50 years of experience.
They are highly qualified and very well respected in their fields of mastery. I received call from both at separate times. Both said the same thing. It is not repairable and you need to contact the manufacturer, MAKO. It would be a matter of time before the rest delaminated. Professional prognosis was as follows. One layer of meat, One layer of roven, Thin layer of adhesive and a layer of gel coat. If you don't believe me, look at these photos If you start at the bow and use a tapping method, you should hear a solid thud all the way to the transom My boat is hollow all the way down which means the inner hull is not adhered to the outer making it solid.
They took the boat to the plant in Miami Oklahoma. It got there June 19, It sat in the yard until they hired a guy to "inspect " it on July 11, He was "busy" and didn't get his findings sent to the decision makers until August 6, Don't know about you, but almost a moth to turn in your work is a little excessive.
It has scratches on the hull and we are denying your warranty claim. The hulls are separating and it's from misuse. That boat has not not been wreck on the bow. The rivets were pulling apart because of poor manufacturing. At one point, they tried to tell me my boat was not a , it was a 08 or They even said I drilled holes in the hull to install lights.
This is also false. I installed 2 green LED strips on the underside of the rubber strip that goes around the boat. The lights have a self adhering peel and stick backing. I used the port where the transducer wire goes into the boat to get power. Obviously the inspector didn't see that. I'm still waiting for the outcome. I really thought well of MAKO and this boat. I saved a long time to buy it and was very proud of it. It was babied and we really miss it. I hope White River does the right thing.
I have now had this boat back to this location several times for various issues. At this point I have given up on the hopes the bait tank will actually work. The tank does not circulate enough water unless I crawl on the deck lift up a deck hatch and fool around with a valve.
Often causing the tank to overflow. Even with all this effort the shrimp just die. Have lost hundreds of dollars of bait. I fish with guys who own Grady Whites and their tanks never have these constant issues. I purchased the optional Livewell for my , the only way to fill or drain it is to open a maintenance hatch at floor level and turn a T valve, after months of trying to get something less crude I was referred to a manager in service who said, "That's state of the art".
The only thing they would be willing to do under warranty they advertise the best in the business is install a drain plug inside the Livewell so I'd go from getting down on hands and knees to drain it to sticking my arm in up to my armpit to pull the plug, equally crude.
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