What a NIGHTMARE it has been dealing with Norcal Mastercraft Service Center! Seriously what you are about to read is not made up.
Last May, I bought a brand new Mastercraft NXT20 with a 5 year warranty. We chose Mastercraft because our last two boats were Mastercraft and they ran beautifully! My family had an amazing time on the new boat last summer but by the end there were some issues with the boat that fortunately are covered by warranty.
1) The stitching on the border of the bimini was starting to unravel.
2) One of the tower speakers was cutting in and out.
3) The cruise control was glitchy and did not always engage.
So, In November 2016 we brought the boat to the service center and asked that on top of solving the issues above we could get a quote for an oil change and boat wash/detail. They gave us a quote and we agreed that everything would be done upon pickup. We pay for heated garage storage so we asked that the boat be stored indoors and they agreed.
Two months pass, haven't heard anything from the service center about the status of our boat, but hey, that's ok because we don't plan on taking the boat out in January. We called and checked in at 3 months and 5 months, the service center never called us to update us about our $70,000 dollar boat.
Ultimately, six months pass and we finally get a call to pick up our boat! Upon arrival to master craft there were already red flags:
1)Apparently they did not know about changing the oil and detailing the boat.
2)The CF sticker on the side of our boat is ripped off (it was not like that before).
Yesterday, we took our boat out for the first time! When we went to pop up the bimini top there was a black patch smack in the center! Odd because the reason we wanted the bimini fixed was not for a hole but unraveling around the borders! The hole was not there before! Why would you put a black patch on a year old boat with an issue that is covered by warranty!???
So this all doesn't sound too bad, right?? WELL, it gets WORSE!
Me and my boyfriend end up launching the boat and figure we will test out the cruise control and IT DOESN'T WORK! Then we notice the pumps have turned on and we are TAKING IN WATER! The boat starts cutting out and thank god my Dad was still at the boat launch and we were able to load the boat up just in time before it SUNK!
When we pull the boat out of the water we notice water pouring from the center of bottom of the boat. Norcal Mastercraft took the plugs out of the boat and FORGOT to put them back in. We didn't check if the plugs were in before we went out because we never took them out. The reason why they took them out? So they could store our boat outside and it wouldn't hold water! When we took a closer look at the interior of our boat there are mold spots all over.
In the end the service center did more bad then good, the only thing that was fixed was the speaker. Norcal Mastercraft you have done more than disappoint a loyal Mastercraft customer. You ruined a beautiful boat. This will be my last Mastercraft purchase. Even if I do have more issues (that are covered by warranty) with my boat you will not be touching it.
**I am sorry if I went on a lil bit of a rant here and I am not some Yelp troll. When I do write reviews its because of great service! TRUST ME, stay away. read more