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17 February 2007, 21:03
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Country: UK - Wales
Town: swansea
Boat name: Too Blue
Make: BLANK
Length: 8m +
Engine: Suzuki DT225
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Deva Marine
Remember reading a thread warning of this a while ago.
Just seen an update in one of the boating mags. Apparently they have been operating in a really dodgy manner - taking deposits for new boats and not passing them on to the boat builders. Even worse they have actually sold some customers boats and kept the money from that as well.
How the hell could the directors do that and sleep nights - some of these people are finished - they saved all their lives to get a boat only to find they will never get their money back. £40,000 is a lot to lose when it's all you have!!!
I hope they go down for it big style - it says it's highly unlikely the people will get their boats or money back.
Just checked and their websites etc are still up and running!!!
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17 February 2007, 21:21
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Country: UK - England
Town: Newcastle Staffs
Boat name: blue it
Make: ribcraft 7.5
Length: 7m +
Engine: suzuki df225
Join Date: Dec 2005
Posts: 507
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Jono"s thread Dodgy Deva.
What sort of laws allows such behaviour, theyl be up and runnuing under a new name in no time. It happened to a freind of mine with a caravan, big company advertising, we can sell your caravan, pick it up from your adress, valet it and get you top price, company sold his van for 6,000.00 and went bust, owing millions. needless to say he never got his money or van back.
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17 February 2007, 21:25
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Country: UK - England
Town: Warrington/Anglesey
Make: Menai 480SR.
Length: 4m +
Engine: Tohatsoooooooo 70hp
Join Date: Sep 2005
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I drove past their shop last week whilst visiting friends on gods isle and the shop was still open, although I could only see a couple of cheepish boats in the yard around the back. It looked very bleak, gone are all the really big power boats that they normally have on show, although I didnt visit their main compond just up the road from the shop.
I know of one person from our caravan park that paid a 2K deposit on a Maxum to dodgy deva which should have been delivered at Easter but it looks like he has kissed his money goodbye
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17 February 2007, 21:29
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Country: UK - England
Town: Macclesfield
Boat name: Aqua Fresh
Make: Zodiac Medline
Length: 5m +
Engine: 60hp Yamaha
MMSI: 235051988
Join Date: Feb 2006
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re deva
I was working in Dinorwic Harbour last week and there were a couple of boats on the hardstanding with FOR SALE signs on contact Deva Marine !!
maybe these could be some of the missing boats
Codprawn
I was down in Swansea last week, Nice marine
back next Saturday to pick up Medline from Cambrian Boats
Andy
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17 February 2007, 21:36
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Country: UK - Wales
Town: swansea
Boat name: Too Blue
Make: BLANK
Length: 8m +
Engine: Suzuki DT225
Join Date: Mar 2004
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You won't have any probs with Cambrian - they are pretty good.
Yes our Marina is very good - they are building an even better one the other side of the river in the old docks - will be massive.
Hope you have fun with the Medline.
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17 February 2007, 22:38
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Country: France
Town: Côte d'Azur
Boat name: Beaver Patrol
Make: Avon Searider SR4
Length: 4m +
Join Date: Jan 2004
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I had some really bad dealings with Deva about this time last year. I ended up threatening to take them to court, at which point they gave me a half arsed resolution to my problems. What p***ed me off even more was that started to call me "Mr Mad" on all the delivery notes that were attached to the deliveries. Bunch of cowboys IMHO!
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18 February 2007, 00:34
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Country: UK - England
Town: Devon
Boat name: White Ice
Make: Ranieri
Length: 5m +
Engine: Suzuki 115hp
Join Date: Jul 2002
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18 February 2007, 08:31
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Country: UK - England
Town: Bristol
Make: Ribcraft
Length: 5m +
Engine: Yamaha
Join Date: May 2006
Posts: 4,299
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i wen there once and i guess generally they deal with Sports cruisers etc, when i asked about did they have any ribs in stock/for sale etc, they replied, we only deal with proper boats and not inflatables,!!!!
i quickly replied, "really,well its generally inflatables that rescue pieces of Sh-t like this when they sink" i made a hasty retreat!!! fun tho!
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18 February 2007, 19:06
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Country: UK - Wales
Town: CONWY/CORFU
Boat name: The Full Morty II
Make: Air Craft/Shakespere
Length: 8m +
Engine: Etec 300hp/Etec150hp
Join Date: Feb 2001
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How safe is your boat/engine dealer
Makes me wonder why any one would give any money to any one with out seeing their boat first. Deva marine had a supposed turnover of £5million, quoting themselves having to sold over 500 boats in a year. I agree with a small deposit on order, but no moneys until boat keys are in your hand.
It may sound harsh but if your dealer cant afford to order the boat until you've paid a big lump off it he's not the man for you.
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19 February 2007, 22:04
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Member
Country: UK - England
Town: Warwickshire
Boat name: True Blue
Make: Humber ocean pro 6.3
Length: 6m +
Engine: Mercury 150 opti
Join Date: Oct 2005
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Quote:
Originally Posted by GED
Deva marine had a supposed turnover of £5million, quoting themselves having to sold over 500 boats in a year.
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Is that 500 boats a year or the same 50 boats 10 times over
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19 February 2007, 22:26
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Country: Ireland
Town: Galway
Boat name: rockhopper
Make: ballistic
Length: 6m +
Engine: petrol
MMSI: TBC
Join Date: Nov 2006
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Fraud
There is a difference in taking a deposit for a boat and then going bust and taking a deposit for a boat you didnt own
Do you not have a Fraud squad in the Police and why are ye all afraid to use it.
They are free and very helpful and really could do with a few open and shut cases to bolster their confidence given that they are normally tied up in heavy stuff that is hard to get a result.
All you need do is write to them with Reg Post. They then have to do something about it. If several people do it and copy the letter to the Super, you will get confirmed action and quick.
Shut them down and then shut them up for a while.
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