"Harry Krause" wrote in message
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NOYB wrote:
The port engine on my Grady quit running while heading back in last week.
The problem was diagnosed as a faulty low pressure fuel pump. It's a
pretty inexpensive part, so I told the dealer to replace it and the five
other ones as a precaution.

But that same day, the owner of the dealership called to pitch me on
four-strokes. With my old motors as trade, and reusing my existing
gauges and binnacle, it became pretty cost effective to replace the old
two-strokes. I figured that the fuel (gas and oil) savings alone
should be about $3-4000/year. But more importantly, I'm going from a 5
year old motor with no warranty, to a brand new motor with a 3-year
warranty.

I may not keep the boat the 7 years it would take to recoup (in gas
money) the additional cost of upgrading. But if something major went on
the two-strokes in the next couple of years, I'm way ahead with the new
engines. Also, if I sell the boat in 4 or 5 years to upgrade to a
different boat, I figure it would be much more marketable with 4 or 5
year four-strokes, than 9 or 10 year old two-strokes.

I'll be sure to post performance data on the engines vs. the old ones
once I get past the break-in.

The new engines are twin Yamaha F250 four-strokes.


I saw a pair of those on the new Parker 28-foot pilothouse. Made me glad
Yo Ho runs fine on one engine. Next year, I was told, there may be a new
block Yamaha fourstroke of 300 hp. If so, and if I still have Yo Ho, I'll
trade up.

Email me if you will with what you figured you got in trade for the old
engines.

I'm pretty sure I got ripped on the old engines. I'm getting the new
four-strokes installed for $28k out the door. There is some incentive money
from Yamaha right now for rigging on the new engines. He's showing me about
$8k in trade on the old engines, but I'm guessing that he's giving me about
$4-5k in real money.


The older 250 two-strokes aren't worth much money right now with fuel prices
as they are. The dealer says that he plans on shipping them to a buyer "in
the islands". Your F225 would be worth quite a bit more on resale, because
everybody wants the four-strokes now.