Florida Custom Boats Outboard Rebuild Failure to complete repairs or issue refund Merritt Island Florida

In December 2018, we paid James (Jim) Parise $3031 cash to overhaul our Yamaha 150 boat engine. He returned the boat within a few days but the engine was not running properly so we returned the boat to him February 2019. He held the boat for almost one year and finally returned June 26, 2020 after a year of calls, texts, emails from us and various excuses by him.

The boat/trailer were left on a road next to our house without our knowledge and the driver left. The engine did not run.  We also discovered the battery compartment was completely damaged and the steering mechanism which was supposed to have been repaired was not repaired. Mr. Parise  promised in an email and over the phone that he would return our $3000 but has failed to return any money and or respond to our contacts.