On Tue, 23 Nov 2004 19:53:06 +1100, "K. Smith"
wrote:

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I know my view on this is against you Tom & I do apologise but as you
can see I have copped an endless flogging mainly from Krause & the
dealers, so when we were confirmed as right most of them just ran away
leaving the people they'd conned holding the blown engine so to speak.

I don't' have a problem with opposing viewpoints. I have a rather
simple way of looking at things like this - to wit: If it works, it
works. :)

I will admit I came to FICHT late in the game and I will also admit
that I literally had to be talked into purchasing one. And I will
also admit that I had my share of problems with the OMC FICHT that is
on my Ranger bay boat.

However, Bombardier was more than willing to correct the problems
without cost to me and once the engine was updated and made sound, I
haven't had a problem with it. And the other two that I have, both
Bombardier FICHTS have had zero problems.

However, your discussion points make sense and I'm not discounting
them. My experience has been positive and, for me that's is what is
most important. To me, Mercury is the spawn of the devil and will
remain that way until I can't get in a boat anymore. And it wasn't
over their engines, it was over a $1,000 trolling motor that they
refused to fix under warranty - sometimes the little things are bigger
issues than the big things. :)

Later,

Tom