you might also mention you are quite adept at use of the internet and would hate to drag their good name through the mud with so many potential customers... the last thing a retailer wants.
good luck i think you deserve a full refund for all your equipment the boat should be repaired and given to you free of charge and then some
mike
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Many go fishing all their lives without knowing that it is not fish they are after.
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