Thread: Not happy with my Grumman Oneida fishing boat

First off, the boat tilts to the right when I sit in the driver's seat when in the water and continues to do so when on plane.
The gas tank provided isn't anchored and slides around, plus it's way too small.
The steering wheel cover was pried off, not allowing it to sit properly when reattached.
The speedometer never worked from day one.
The water overflowing from the livewell overflow drops water into the bilge when on the water which has to be pumped out with the bilge pump. When on land it drains from the transom drain hole. I pump in fresh water from the aerator pump.
The trailer hitch is too small for the ball.
The straps and transom hoops that are supposed to secure the transom when on the trailer, come loose within a few miles of travel and the normal rocking of the boat on less than smooth roads.
The trolling motor stopped working properly today and I had to transport the boat to the repair shop, fortunately only 35 minutes from the house.

The company was notified about the defects in mid May and I was told they were too busy to pick the boat up until Sept., unless I wanted to drive it two hours one way to the factory. They recently changed it to mid October. The boat was purchaseD in May of this year and used less than six times.

The dealer is useless and not one to give satisfaction regarding problems he should have known about when selling a new boat.(..or if he did, just wanted to make the sale.) He rarely returns my phone calls.

Guess I'll have Grumman decide what to do about the design flaw and other issues and then sell it at a loss.

Warn anyone buying a Grumman fishing boat (one with a rod locker, live well, console and pedestal seat), NOT TO!