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I saw Slayton’s fantastic website and the pretty pictures of all the engines he sells. I contacted him and found him knowledgeable and genuine in his approach. He seemed like a mechanic with good knowledge and great supply contacts and reasonable prices. He quoted me remanufactured C 7 Cats at 500hp and new transmissions, gauges, a dash panel and a few minor items, and dual Control units. I accepted his quote and paid in full in advance.
The engines were delayed in shipping. Many plausible excuses were tendered. Eventually the motors arrived with the transmissions and controls. But they were not C7s, they were old 3126B Cats with new paint. There were no cables for the controls, which cost me $4,000 to have made up. He failed to make the dash panel, he never shipped the gauges. The engine mounts were absurdly large, and unusable, and there were only 7 of them, (I paid for 8). The transmission plate to the motors were gas axed to fit to the motors. They looked terrible.
But then it turned out that the motors were old junk used engines, with a new paint job. One was seized, the other had no compression on one cylinder and low compression across the others. A turbo was seized on that engine. Slayton denied it, and tried to blame me, which was absurd. Then he said Ransome Cat, who he says sold him the engines, were to blame. Then he said someone must have switched them at his shop before they shipped the motors. Then he said the motors were fine and he did not believe me as they were running on a dyno in his shop, but when you read the Dyno reports they don’t match the engines.
He then promised to make it right, the motors were in warranty etc, and asked me for reports from Caterpillar New Zealand, which at great expense I procured, having the motors shipped to a Cat Dealer have having them inspected. The report revealing the shocking state of the motors is attached. Check out for yourself what the motors looked like and how bad they were inside. One of my mechanics speculates that they are not a matched pair, they are worn out junk engines with the computers switched on to them. One has had sand and water through the inlet valve.
Others with Similar Stories
I have become aware through sites like www.thehulltruth.com (click here for one thread that I started but also search on the site for “Greg Slayton” or his company names for more), that Greg Slayton allegedly has done this to hundreds of people.
I spoke to a supplier that knows 15 confirmed cases, who had similar stories to mine. One guy was a fisherman, who got a bank loan to repower his motors. He gave Slayton the money and Slayton sent him broke, because his boat was dead in the water and the engines he received in worse repair then his original motors, which was true for me as well. The fisherman lost his business and all his employees lost their jobs.
The FBI said to me they have 10-15 live cases but believe there are potentially hundreds of people affected.
FBI
If you are a scam victim, I suggest you email the FBI your information and ask that they add your file to their investigations into Greg Slayton. Call or email these guys:-
Christopher B. Graham christopher.graham@usss.dhs.gov
Joseph Paul joe.paul@usss.dhs.gov
Special Agents
United States Secret Service
Mobile Resident Office
182 St. Francis Street
Suite 200
Mobile, AL 36602
Office: (251)441-5851
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Slayton Brands and Sites To Watch For
Slayton currently has several sites, and brands. Here are three of them:-
http://www.deltaperformancemarine.com/
http://www.bbb.org/north-east-florid…-ga-235959443/
http://oceanmarineengines.com/
Summary
I got taken advantage of and ripped off for over USD$70,000 when I count the cost of taxes, freight , attorney fees and items not shipped. The motors I received were so bad I threw them out.
My intention in putting this site up is to warn the international boating community, that I along with many others have been taken advantage of and scammed by Greg Slayton. I hope this helps you in making a decision over dealing with him.