Henry Sotolongo President Of Precision Marine Electrical Removed Wiring Harnesses of all 12V Systems including Bilge Pumps and 110 V Systems. Miami, Florida
Henry Sotolongo of Precision Marine Electrical has a Mobile Marine Electrical Service specializing in Marine Wiring and installing Electronics, breakers, Panels and any type of Issue involving a Boat and Wiring. He Claimed ! His real First name is not Henry. He has a Spanish name so do not get involved with this Sheister if his Company's name is Precision Marine Electrical. The story is a typical start the Job look good for a day or Two or even Three. Even though he was referred, I gave him the benefit of the doubt and trusted that He was going to show up Monday, he did not, and Tuesday 3 hours and Wednesday 3 hours and Thursday no show and Friday he came and asked for materials that He was going to need next week. He asked me If he could bring a helper and I said no problem. Friday rolls around and He asks me for some money and Our Deal was Funds in Full on Completion I provided Percision Marine with all the Materials and He bought out of His Pocket a total of $17 and I told Him that I wanted a Bill and he said He would email it. He never Did. He showed up Monday and worked 3 hours and Tuesday His helper showed up and a Roll of wire was not there as promised by me. I told Him that I would Eat the Hours I advanced Him $ 500 and never got a Bill. Our Deal was Cash on Completion. I left Him $500 and $350 worth of Materials and He dissapeared and has never come back!
Captain al
plantaion, Florida
U.S.A.
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Henry sotolongo
Florida,USA
OTHER REPORT ON CAPTAIN AL/ ALAN CHARLAP
#3
Fri, August 28, 2009
I found this online at this link. Looks like i'm not the only that was fooled by this guy. Take a look for yourself
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Well this thing won't let me give zero stars, but Alan Charlap is a crook. He stole the money that I wired to him for the boat I got. $53K to be exact. luckily I knew the previous owner so I got to keep the boat and they took that thief to court.
Buyer beware. Don't walk off the premesis without tite. heck, don't even do business with him.
January 28, 2009 by Chris R. in Houston, TX
Dania boat sales ripoff
Dania boat sales had my boat and trailer for sale. They sold our trailer and never contacted us or gave us the money. We found out about the sale when we tried to get the license renewed. We contacted Alan and he lied. After many lies he told us he had a buyer for the boat. We told him we wouldn't notify the sheriff if he would just sell out boat and give us the money. After not hearing from him for a couple of weeks we were contacted by his attorney advising us Alan was in trouble that he had sold out boat and many others without the owners permission and walked with the money. This man is a crook, a lier, and a thief. Someone has our boat, our insurance company, Progressive, is refusing to pay us for the boat, and we are setting making payments on something we don't have. We are hoping he rots in jail with a jail mate that gives him what he deserves.
September 28, 2008 by Ginger Martin in Rockledge, FL
They are under investigation by Broward Sheriff's Office!
Dania Boat Sales is under investigation by the Broward Sherrif's Office. Chop-chop suspicions. I bought a boat two months ago and have yet to receive title. Alan Charlap never gave the seller the money - stiffing us both.
NOTICE: Wednesday, May 14th from 10:30 am to 4 pm the Broward Sherrif's Office will be opening up the yard (which as been closed for weeks) in order to let people who have their boats or personal property in there to get it out. You will need to bring proof of ownership and ID. More information and verification can be found at: 954.924.6810 x.3647 at the Broward Sheriff's Office. I don't know what will happen if you don't collect your property tomorrow, but chances are that it will be impounded by the police and/or sold at a police auction. So it is imperative that you collect your property (or let others know that may have done business with Dania Boat Sales so that they can collect their own property as well.)
May 13, 2008 by Anonymous
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Henry sotolongo
Florida,USA
THE TRUTH
#3
Mon, August 24, 2009
I met Allen Charlap thru a friend of mine who has done work with Allen in the past. Originally Allen hired me to install a two bank battery charging system, install a VHF, install a compass, install an AM/FM/CD player, replace twelve on/off switches, and clean up his wiring. My usual rate is $75 an hour, however since Allen is a supposed yacht broker, I agreed to do the work at $55 an hour in exchange for recommendation to his clients. This was to be paid once the above mentioned work was completed. I arrived to do this job on a Tuesday morning per I had prior engagements that Monday. When I arrived to location where Allen is keeping his vessel I came to the realization that he was keeping his boat at a foreclosed home. As per the height of the grass it seemed to have been abandoned for a more than a few months. It made me feel uneasy that Allen was steeling electricity in order to run his shore power and technically I was trespassing on the banks property to this job. Against my initial gut feeling I still went ahead and got on the boat only to find that there had been someone else working on this boat before me and for some reason this person decided not to work with Allen anymore. The original job took me 11 hours to complete which began on Tuesday and ended on Thursday. On Thursday I called Allen because although I had completed everything he had originally requested, I had come across some faulty wiring which could have resulted in a fire hazard. I advised Allen of this issue, he accepted that I do the additional job, and he insisted that he purchases the materials per he had connections. I advised him that I would need to bring my helper the following day in order to help me pull the long runs. I also advised him that I would need to be paid in full for the original job which was agreed upon in the amount of $850 for labor and materials. On Friday morning my helper and I arrived at the boat to find that the materials where not there. I called Allen several times but he would not answer the phone. As I waited for a reply from Allen, my helper and I began pulling out the faulty wiring. Finally Allen sent me a text message; he stated that he could not make it and that his son would drop off the materials. We worked till 4pm and called it a day per we didnt have the materials needed to finish the job. Allen called me during the weekend to apologize and said he would have the materials for me on that Monday. I arrive on the boat Monday morning and still nothing. I began working in the consul when I see Allen walk up and drop a box of wire on the boat and walk off. As soon as he got in his car I received a call from him asking me where I was, telling me that he was calling out my name. I became so upset that this person was lying to me that I had to walk off the boat; later that day Allen called me saying that he had left the money under a rock in the backyard. The next morning I arrived to the boat and looked under every rock in the yard and did not find anything. Allen shows up saying that it was his son who put the money under a rock and presumed to call his son and pretend he was looking for the cash. He finally lifts up a rock that I had already flipped over twice and pretends to pull the cash out from under it. At this point I felt this person was not creatable and had insulted my intelligence; this kind of behavior unacceptable. After I had fulfilled my part of the deal and after being patient I was only paid $500 out of $850 from just the work I had completed, I decided I was better off taking the loss of the materials I had purchased, and paying an employee, than do business with a man that is not of his word.
I havent spoken to Allen since that day in mid July. He has left me some nasty messages in the last month and just today sexually harassed my secretary while calling me names and threatening me. I came across this site and wanted to give my explanation.
My apologies to any of my loyal or future clients this is not the way I would like to advertise myself and my company.