Shout out to a couple local busineses
Posted: November 3rd, 2017, 12:49 pm
Last month I lost a hub on a Saturday evening running 55mph, a few miles out of Sneads. I was coming back from Mexico Beach around 7:15pm.
Axle is buried several inches under the dirt.
Progressive had the boat towed to Dan at Coastal trailers. Dan got my parts ordered and Evan with Progressive dropped off a check with Dan and sent me a check for the gelcoat repairs. I've had my policy with Progressive for several years and I had the "disappearing Deductible" option, so my deductible was Zero.
Dan put on a new axle, hubs, wheel, tire, lights and fender and had me out in about a week. I picked the boat up and the next day Evan with Progressive called to make sure I was happy with the repairs. He told me if the check for the gelcoat repairs wasn't right to let him know and he would send the difference.
I took the boat to Rick at R&R boat repair in Attapulgus. He got the gelcoat repairs done and washed the boat down for me. Like new again. My gelcoat check was $70 short and Evan sent out a check for the difference the same day.
Can't say enough about Coastal Trailer in Medart, Rick at R&R, and Progressive. Claim was around $2,000 and they paid for everything.
I highly recommend roadside assistance on your boat policy if you trailer distances as well as low or disappearing deductible options.
Oh yeah, I'm a Progressive agent so let me know if you want a comparative quote through them.
Now the tow company out of Cairo was a different story. They got the boat loaded up at 11pm and then took my boat back to Cairo to meet another driver as the 1st was out of driving hours. They were suppose to meet Dan at Coastal around 1am but did not show up until almost 3am. Dan was no longer there(i told him not to wait any longer). I think they unstrapped the boat, lifted the flatbed and just let the boat slide down the flatbed. Dan said the back end of the trailer was buried 10" in the soft grass when he showed up Monday.
Axle is buried several inches under the dirt.
Progressive had the boat towed to Dan at Coastal trailers. Dan got my parts ordered and Evan with Progressive dropped off a check with Dan and sent me a check for the gelcoat repairs. I've had my policy with Progressive for several years and I had the "disappearing Deductible" option, so my deductible was Zero.
Dan put on a new axle, hubs, wheel, tire, lights and fender and had me out in about a week. I picked the boat up and the next day Evan with Progressive called to make sure I was happy with the repairs. He told me if the check for the gelcoat repairs wasn't right to let him know and he would send the difference.
I took the boat to Rick at R&R boat repair in Attapulgus. He got the gelcoat repairs done and washed the boat down for me. Like new again. My gelcoat check was $70 short and Evan sent out a check for the difference the same day.
Can't say enough about Coastal Trailer in Medart, Rick at R&R, and Progressive. Claim was around $2,000 and they paid for everything.
I highly recommend roadside assistance on your boat policy if you trailer distances as well as low or disappearing deductible options.
Oh yeah, I'm a Progressive agent so let me know if you want a comparative quote through them.
Now the tow company out of Cairo was a different story. They got the boat loaded up at 11pm and then took my boat back to Cairo to meet another driver as the 1st was out of driving hours. They were suppose to meet Dan at Coastal around 1am but did not show up until almost 3am. Dan was no longer there(i told him not to wait any longer). I think they unstrapped the boat, lifted the flatbed and just let the boat slide down the flatbed. Dan said the back end of the trailer was buried 10" in the soft grass when he showed up Monday.