"RCE" wrote in message
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I'm in the process of buying my 1st boat -- a 1999 Sailfish with a 1997
Yamaha 115 hp C115TLRV. Can anyone tell me where to get some overall,
general, basic info about this motor? Yes, I've checked the Yamaha
website, but I'm looking for opinions, good or bad, suggestions about
running & maintaining it, what to watch out for, etc. Thanks!


Can't help with the motor, but what size Sailfish is it? I had a 17'
Sailfish with only a 70 horse Evinrude on it. Always had wet feet because
the drain/scupper system was underwater just from the weight of the
smaller engine. The check valves never stopped water from backing in.
Poor design. Ended up doing some modifications to keep the water from
backing into the boat.

RCE


BTW, please don't take my comments (above) as being totally negative about
the boat you are in the process of buying. Other than this one issue, the
Sailfish I had was a great boat - a takeoff of the Whaler hull design - and
very stable - more so than a Whaler. It just had this one minor design flaw
that drove me nuts until I fixed it.

RCE