Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:
On Sun, 16 Sep 2007 21:26:50 -0700, JR North
wrote:

John H. wrote:

On Sat, 15 Sep 2007 18:10:07 -0400, trainfan1
wrote:


Chad wrote:

How often do you change your raw water impellers for your motors?


1973 Evinrude 115: Last changed in 1992.

1981 Evinrude 115: Last changed prior to my purchase in 1997.

1972 Johnson 6: Never changed since new. This one gets the most use.

1973 Correct Craft Ford inboard(~45 hrs./yr): Last changed before my
purchase in 1998.

All used in a sandy bottom shallow lake.
Courage?
lunacy.

The only time I've ever changed an impeller was when I noticed that
the water pressure was a little low on one FICHT I had on the original
Contender. It must have sucked up a piece of sea weed or something.

Changing one every two years is over kill in my opinion.

Other than that, I can't think of a time I've ever changed one other
than an older Merc that I rebuilt one time.

Factory OEM parts last a lot longer too. There are outboards on out
lake from the 50's & 60's that have never had an impeller change-out.

Rob