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Originally Posted by Can't Know
1. You had a contract with the marina.
2. The fact you told them of a new owner doesn't change #1. Unless they agreed to that in writing.
3. They have a claim against you. You may have a claim against your buyer based upon the actual terms of your agreement with him (and not necessarily what you "understood").
4. If you call (what you see as) their bluff, you will also get to pay for their attorneys to sue you, as well as the court costs.
My suggestion is that you contact the buyer, but no matter what he says, you'd best pay them, get the carcass out of there and keep all of your receipts. That will provide the foundation of any claim you may have against the buyer.
Good luck.
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Can you elaborate on #3. There is a new legal owner of the boat. I have the documentation to show that. All charges associated with the boat during my ownership have been paid. I can see where they have a claim against the new owner but just like I assumed the costs of storage once I bought the boat, why wouldn't the new owner have to do the same? Could the yard go after the previous owner to me, since it was in that yard when I bought it. In other words, why doesn't liability transfer with ownership?