Boat shop has had my boat for almost two years and has been paid $900 to do minor repairs I get nothing but excuses every time I talk to him and no response from the last message sent
This is a very difficult question to answer. There is potentially a combination of federal maritime law and state law dealing with how a party repairs personal property. The best thing to do is to contact a MARITIME attorney directly in MS to go over the facts of your case. You can find a lawyer here on www.attorneyqna.com, at www.mlaus.org, or www.seali.com.
Hope this helps.