u/Intelligent-Sky-7657

TL;DR Independent yacht broker gets a C&D from Azimut for criticizing their quality. Looking for owners who have experienced warranty/after-sales issues to share their stories.

I work as an independent yacht broker. I recently decided to speak up about this trend online, specifically where huge shipyards basically just assemble third-party modules. I advised buyers that they really need an independent surveyor before signing off on these multi-million euro vessels, especially given how aggressive some of the factory warranty exclusions are.

Azimut's lawyers hit me with a formal cease and desist demanding I take down my critique. They even managed to use legal mechanisms to get my content geo-blocked in Italy to hide it from their domestic market.

I refuse to be bullied by corporate lawyers, and I've actually publicly challenged their board of directors to invite me to their shipyard and they refused as it is a secret of prodcution process.

I would like to get to people who a problems with Azimut yachts, warranty issues, quality issues, after sales issues?

TL;DR Independent yacht broker gets a C&D from Azimut for criticizing their quality. Looking for owners who have experienced warranty/after-sales issues to share their stories.

I work as an independent yacht broker. I recently decided to speak up about this trend online, specifically where huge shipyards basically just assemble third-party modules. I advised buyers that they really need an independent surveyor before signing off on these multi-million euro vessels, especially given how aggressive some of the factory warranty exclusions are.

Azimut's lawyers hit me with a formal cease and desist demanding I take down my critique. They even managed to use legal mechanisms to get my content geo-blocked in Italy to hide it from their domestic market.

I refuse to be bullied by corporate lawyers, and I've actually publicly challenged their board of directors to invite me to their shipyard and they refused as it is a secret of prodcution process.

I would like to get to people who a problems with Azimut yachts, warranty issues, quality issues, after sales issues?

I work as an independent yacht broker. Over the years, I've seen (and I know many here have too) the common quality issues with mass-produced yachts—like unfinished fiberglass in the bilges or finding loose screws on the deck of a brand-new boat.

I recently decided to speak up about this trend online, specifically regarding the "system integrator" model where huge shipyards basically just assemble third-party modules. I advised buyers that they really need an independent surveyor before signing off on these multi-million euro vessels, especially given how aggressive some of the factory warranty exclusions are.

Instead of anyone addressing the technical points, Azimut's lawyers hit me with a formal cease and desist demanding I take down my critique. They even managed to use legal mechanisms to get my content geo-blocked in Italy to hide it from their domestic market.

I refuse to be bullied by corporate lawyers, and I've actually publicly challenged their board of directors to invite me to their shipyard with a camera so they can prove their quality on the production line, rather than spending money on lawyers to silence critics.

But this whole situation got me thinking. Is corporate legal bullying becoming the standard way shipyards deal with surveyors and unhappy owners? Have any other surveyors, captains, or owners here experienced similar pushback or absurd warranty rejections when dealing with these major builders?

Would love to hear your real-world experiences.

I work as an independent yacht broker. Over the years, I've seen (and I know many here have too) the common quality issues with mass-produced yachts—like unfinished fiberglass in the bilges or finding loose screws on the deck of a brand-new boat.

I recently decided to speak up about this trend online, specifically regarding the "system integrator" model where huge shipyards basically just assemble third-party modules. I advised buyers that they really need an independent surveyor before signing off on these multi-million euro vessels, especially given how aggressive some of the factory warranty exclusions are.

Instead of anyone addressing the technical points, Azimut's lawyers hit me with a formal cease and desist demanding I take down my critique. They even managed to use legal mechanisms to get my content geo-blocked in Italy to hide it from their domestic market.

I refuse to be bullied by corporate lawyers, and I've actually publicly challenged their board of directors to invite me to their shipyard with a camera so they can prove their quality on the production line, rather than spending money on lawyers to silence critics.

But this whole situation got me thinking. Is corporate legal bullying becoming the standard way shipyards deal with surveyors and unhappy owners? Have any other surveyors, captains, or owners here experienced similar pushback or absurd warranty rejections when dealing with these major builders?

Would love to hear your real-world experiences.