"Gene Kearns" wrote in message
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On Wed, 28 Jun 2006 15:01:28 GMT, NOYB penned the following well
considered thoughts to the readers of rec.boats:

When I was burning Yamalube, the stores/marinas selling Yamalube were
never
open on Saturday/Sunday...and closed before I got off work during the
week.
If I was planning an extended trip, and forgot to get my wife to buy the
stuff in advance, I had to pay $30/gallon at West Marine.

ROFLMAO.... this from a guy that has the consummate preparation for
hurricanes vs. the east coast..... yeah right.... get the old lady to
do it..... you wuss.....

On the Friday's that I was off, I'd buy the stuff. But if I had to work on
a Friday, and we had last-minute plans to make a long trip, I'd occasionally
have to send the wife.

BTW--those east coast folks had about 5 days notice. The day before the
storm, most of the businesses and retailers were closed, but the gas
stations were open ... and nobody was in line buying gas.




Seriously..... when I ran the 2-strokes, I would buy from a bulk can
.... taking my own used bottles to fill up. An expense, but a
manageable one. I'm sold on 4-strokes....

I bought Yamalube "in bulk", and the stuff they sold me was a different
color. The parts counter swears it was the same stuff, but why would they
make it a different color? I never trusted I was buying "the good stuff"
when I bought in bulk. I'd buy a case, and he'd give me 10% off (still
about $19/gallon).





I can only imagine how hard it would be to track down the XD-100/200 stuff
for those E-tecs. And then they want $40-50/gallon for it!

I absolutely love my new F250's. Quiet, much better on fuel, and the top
end is 3-5 mph faster than the 2-strokes they're replacing.


I repeat...... I'm sold on 4-strokes....

Me too. I sold the 25' Whaler to my dad about 1 1/2 years after I repowered
it with a Suzuki 250 four-stroke. I loved the Suzuki, and would have
repowered the Grady with the Suzuki, but I was concerned about resale later
on. Grady's come with Yamaha's, and they have better resale with Yamaha's.