Okay....went to check on the progress of work on my boat today and found the shop closed with a letter from an attorney on the door. The owner showed up and said the sheriff's dept. served a civil order of seizure of property on Tuesday and locked his shop closed. This is one day after I coughed up 10K to complete the rest of the repairs on my boat. I tracked the case down online and there is a civil judegment against him and his business with an order for seizure issued in June. The case dates to 2007 and it appears he has not complied with the previous judgement of sentence, resulting in the seizure of property order.
Where do I stand in all this?? My boat is locked in his business, still in 30 pieces waiting for parts and re-rigging. Only ray of hope is that at least the owner stopped to tell me the story when he could have driven right past me. He says he intends to finish the job once he gets re-opened. He has my boat and my money....all I have is a receipt for the work and parts that says "paid in full". Threw this up on the "other" board as well. Any advice appreciated.