Maximum Marine

In the fall of 2011, I contacted [redacted] at Maximum Marine about replacing a damaged motor in my boat. He said he could do the work over winter, gave me a good price and then required me to write a check in advance so he could buy the motor. He asked that I make the check out to his wife, which should have been a red flag. Months came and went. Mr. [redacted] not only did not do the work, but despite repeated requests to see the motor he claimed to have purchased, he was unable to produce it. When I demanded my money back, he gave me only a partial refund. I sued and won. I went to authorities and filed a fraud complaint. It's now late summer of 2013 and authorities have filed three counts of felony deceptive practices against Mr. [redacted], one count of felony bad checking writing and one misdemeanor deceptive practices charge. This involves not only my case, but obviously several other customers to whom he did the same thing. I've filed complaints with the Attorney General's office of consumer protection as well. Unfortunately, at this point, Mr. [redacted] is still operating and offering boat winterizing services online. I own and operate a business in the same town and am appalled and embarrassed that there are businessmen like him.