Revenge is a dish best served cold

[notfarnow]

Almost two years ago, I won a small claims case against the reprobate schyster who sold me my sailboat. (great boat, badly rigged). He appealed, then I beat him again at the Court of Queen's bench.

SWEET... won in small claims court

He paid in full, but I was still pretty pi$$ed. He had been clearly in the wrong and just refused to man up and make good on his end of the deal. Even during the proceedings, he would cuss and swear during breaks. It was fun at that stage because he was obviously going to lose.

Anyway, after his money cleared I posted about it on my website. Then I did a few basic things to get it to pop up in google.
Then, a few months ago I got some reciprocal links that really bumped it. Now, when you google search his name, my site is the first page you get. His classified ads are on the second & third page of results.

Yesterday I got this email:

Hi, While looking for a specific type of boat on the net I came across one...which [name deleted] was selling. Little alarm bells began to ring, so I Googled his name and got your site. What is your opinion of the fellow. Before I comit. Thanks cgb

My reply:

I would certainly never, ever consider buying anything from him again. Nor would I recommend him to anyone else. At the very least, I would recommend having the boat checked out by a profession surveyor. Unfortunately, I did so AFTER the disaster. The marine surveyor [name deleted] said the boat was rigged so dangerous I'm lucky no one was killed. His words.

[name deleted] left my boat tied to the wharf, with the sails and mast hanging in the water. When I arrived he got in his car and left. His last words to me were "sue me". I did, and I won.

If you want to talk more about it, please feel free to call me. You can tell [name deleted] how you found me too!
Jake

Fun stuff!

[Porsche]

What's your website? And what's the Google keyword to search?

[notfarnow]

Geoff Sedgewick

google search

Yahoo Search

[pmajka]

not revenge, just good dose of Justice.

[rouxroux]

Jake, I gotta' hand it to ya'...with that hat you're wearing on your site, YOU 'DA MAN!!!!

[maxnine11]

Not really revenge; but a case of " ...the TRUTH hurts!!"

[Joeaksa]

Good Show!

[fastpat]

Life is too short to drink bad wine.

Move on.

[notfarnow]

Originally posted by fastpat
Life is too short to drink bad wine.

Move on.

Keep in mind, this wasn't just about $$. The boat was rigged so poorly it was dismasted the first time the sails were up. Lucky no one was killed. And yeah, he was an obstinant SOB about the whole thing.

The Porsche/pelican community had unclezak & geoff ********. This guy is the local sailing community equivalent. I consider what I'm doing to be a community service.

Furthermore, a good grudge keeps ya healthy... it's part of my heritage. Ever hear of Irish Alzheimers? You forget everything but your grudges.

[dad911]

14 year bump?

Still got the boat?

[911_Dude]

Im curious how, if the boat was so poorly rigged you didnt notice something was off? Standing rigging have hidden corrosion or what?

[1990C4S]

Haven't seen Jake here in a while...

[recycled sixtie]

I am happy you had a good outcome. Having said that when you purchased the boat did you have a ppi done on it? Or did you use just your own judgement?

I am not that familiar with boats but I thought it was buyer beware...

[1990C4S]

Originally Posted by recycled sixtie

I am happy you had a good outcome. Having said that when you purchased the boat did you have a ppi done on it? Or did you use just your own judgement?

From above:

I would certainly never, ever consider buying anything from him again. Nor would I recommend him to anyone else. At the very least, I would recommend having the boat checked out by a profession surveyor. Unfortunately, I did so AFTER the disaster.

[aldente]

Originally Posted by dad911

14 year bump?

Queen must have a really long bench

[DonDavis]

Originally Posted by 911_Dude

Im curious how, if the boat was so poorly rigged you didnt notice something was off? Standing rigging have hidden corrosion or what?

Originally Posted by recycled sixtie

I am happy you had a good outcome. Having said that when you purchased the boat did you have a ppi done on it? Or did you use just your own judgement?

I am not that familiar with boats but I thought it was buyer beware...

Heads up, 14 yr old thread. Check the dates.

[widebody911]

Revenge is a dish best served cold.
Revenge is sweet.

Ice cream is a dish best served cold.
Ice cream is sweet.

Revenge is ice cream.

[1990C4S]

Originally Posted by DonDavis

Heads up, 14 yr old thread. Check the dates.

The answer to his question was unchanged.

And I knew it was old, that's why I replied earlier that Jake doesn't seem to be here much.

[notfarnow]

lol that is quite a bump!!

I renamed that boat Ms Fortune, sailed it for a couple years, and sold it back around 2012. It was more boat than I needed, and I bought a hobie 16, which was a bit TOO small, and not kid friendly at all.

I bought a McVay Minuet, which is an 18' daysailer with a full ballast keel. Really slow and ponderous, but just fantastic for kids. It's spent a few summers on land, but it's also been a boat that gets used A LOT when it's in the water.







It is SO slow though, and last fall I bought a hobie 18 to spice things up a bit. It was good inspiration for me to lose 20lbs and get lazer eye surgery.

[oldE]

I think you could classify what Jake did all those years ago as "calling out a bully". If I recall correctly the sellerhad basically said F U and walked away.
New Brunswick isn't that big. You're not gonna walk that far.
Sure there was a risk. But sometimes you have to do what's right, for you and your community.

Those are happy looking kids, Jake! The Minuet is a lovely boat. I've sailed a Bluenose class a couple of times, but because my mooring at low tide has less than a couple of feet of water, keel boats are not an option. Too bad because a local fellow is selling a Nordica 16 for a good price and I have always admired that boat.

After foolishly selling my old Skunk about ten years ago, we ended up raising my now 7 year old grand daughter. Last summer I started looking for another dinghy and a month or so ago found another Skunk. I am administering TLC to the poor neglected thing, but should have it (and the grand daughter) on the river in a few weeks!

I still owe you a dinner.
Best
Les