I took my Catalina 38 in for routine haul out and ...

I took my Catalina 38 in for routine haul out and bottom painted . I decided to have Berkeley Marine Service paint the topside. Total package =$15,000.
"Blue Eyes"
Patrick Harpole
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is dark blue (Navy Blue). Berkeley Marine Services painted her Royal Blue which is a much lighter color. I confronted Cree and he said he wanted to "make Patrick happy" so he painted it Navy Blue which I had originally requested. However what I didn't know is that he charged me over $4,000 to correct their mistake.
Due to rain early this year my boat was in dry dock for over 4 months. Berkeley Marine Service failed to either disconnect the onboard refrigerator or supply shore power. This caused inverter to ineffectively run appliance which destroyed my storage batteries. Eventually Berkeley Marine Service plugged Blue Eyes into shore power. The Xantrex inverter tried to charge dead batteries which destroyed inverter. Xantrex inverter is not designed to charge dead batteries.
I stopped payment on $6,000 (I have paid $21,000) and AMEX attempted to negotiate with BMS but they refused.
If you decide to use BMS be particularly aware of Ruben who seems to be friendly and helpful which is a disguise.
In summary.....take your vessel elsewhere
Patrick Harpole, MD
September 12, 2019