not what you think
I emailed them and asked and got a reply...they paid the bill and the reason they left was in the website. See, they had this contract with the marina, who then renigged on it and charged them the $1000. Then, they had a contract for Frenchy do the sails, but they didn't trust him and the contract was open ended. In other words, their contract said if you found something more that needed repairs on the sails, go ahead and fix it. So what if Frenchy says "Our contract was for $100 and here is a bill for $10,000?" You know and I know a new set of sails normally doesn't cost that much, so they bolted...then negotiated and agreed to Frenchies terms and paid him.