Hi

I haven't purchased them for a while, last time I purchased them I got 3
sets. So I change them about once every two seasons, or about 100 hours. I
first tried all over the place, every marina near me, every marina was
around 22.00 each cdn. Then I tried all the auto dealers around for a NGK
equivalent, I was able to find them for around 8.00 cdn each for the
champion QC12PEP. Then I tried the Boat U.S. and the West Marine. They did
some calls and some parts dealer called me up from Florida and who supplies
Boat U.S. Now, first they said they used to have them on the shelf but no
longer were carrying them. Then called back and found them, so they sold me
36 plugs for close to 3.00u.s each. I figured it was less than what I would
have paid for one set here so I grabbed them.
I suggest you call the Boat U.S. and get some quotes, I am not a member
anymore but I dont think that matters.
Have you ever tried the NGK equivalent? I forget the number but I know they
are very much cheaper and I am not sure their quality.






"Almus Kenter" wrote in message
...
Tuuk wrote:
: In 99 when I was repowering my boat, I did a lot of research on engines
: available at 225hp. After about two months of daily research I went with
the
: Ficht. Of course the Yamaha dealers told me not to, etc etc but I called
all
: the tech service people and made my own decision. The engine has about
600
: hours now and no problem. Had a problem with the trim and tilt unit,
kept
: creeping back down, under warranty they ended up replacing that. Also
had a
: recall one time to put some covers on the injectors and wires and update
the
: software. Other than all that I really satisfied with it, fuel economy
is
: great, and can troll for days, really idles nicely. I found a good
source
: for plugs at about 3 dollars per unit. Personally, I think its the
dealers,
: in my area, I am surrounded by maybe 6 big dealers of all brands, and I
know
: them personally but dont trust any of them, each time I had a dealing
with
: them they tried to burn me and not only I think this way about my local
: dealers. If they say they have an Optimax authorized repair mechanic on
: staff, ask to see their credentials and make sure its him/her working on
: your engine. A lot of times they just get the guy off the lawn mower to
fix
: your engine and you paying for the other guy.





I have the same engine. Where, pray-tell, did you find plugs
for ~3.00 ?? Cheapest I found was about 4.50 but now up to 5.00
(sparkplugs.com).

I too have not had a FICHT failure.

It does eat plugs if you idle/troll excessively.



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