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John H[_2_]

On Mon, 16 Mar 2009 21:03:11 -0500, wrote:

On Mon, 16 Mar 2009 12:33:43 -0400, John H
wrote:

That's a true statement. My Yamaha manual cost in the neighborhood of
$85. I believe it was worth every penny.

Now, the price Yamaha gets for cotter pins is another story.
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For common hardware like that, think Ace Hardware. They have a lot of
stainless stuff.
One thing I found out is Yamaha/Mercury actually drills and taps the
holes deeper than the OEM screws so you have one more chance when one
strips out. Just go down to Ace and get the next longer bolt.
It saved me on my thermostat housing bolts.
The DEALER didn't use antisieze on one of my few visits. (one reason
that is a seldom thing)

Yes. Live and learn.
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John H

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