JustWaitAFrekinMinute! wrote:
On Jun 16, 2:00 pm, Loogypicker wrote:
On Jun 16, 1:38 pm, HK wrote:

What am I going to learn from you, Frogwatch? How to plan real dangerous
boat trips? How not to rig sailboat lines? Why I shouldn't do outboard
repair myself?
Uh, you stated right here, that you're afraid to take of the "hood" of
your new high tech outboard, alleged mechanical engineer my ass.

Harry cleans toilets for his landlord and maybe even runs the
micorwave once in a while...


1. You're right: I do clean the four toilets in our house, and I do most
of the cooking, too. According to my wife, I'm a pretty good cook.

2. I also vacuum the hardwood and tile floors, and wax the hardwood
floors when they need it.

3. If there is any heavy lifting to be done around here, I do it, inside
or outside.

Isn't that nice? If your wife had a competent, thoughtful husband, you'd
be doing some of that for her.


As for my F150 Yamaha outboard, it is entirely correct I do no serious
maintenance on the engine. I keep it clean, inside and out, and I change
the oil and filters mid-season, and grease what needs to be greased. The
dealer repeats these tasks and performs others when the engine is
winterized.

It's an expensive, complicated outboard, and to do any serious
maintenance on it requires special training, a computer and program that
"reads" what is going on in the engine, *and* specialized tools. I don't
have that training, the computer/program or the specialized tools.

Further, I have a five year warranty on the engine. If anything goes
wrong, the dealer will fix it, and gladly.

This is what happens when you have a good outboard motor, a warranty,
and a dealership that stands behind its sales.

Of course, neither you nor loogy have a boat rig that is worth anything,
if you have a rig at all.