On 9/11/2013 11:15 AM, True North wrote:
On Wednesday, 11 September 2013 11:36:40 UTC-3, wrote:
We bought our boat new in early 2009, a tri-toon with a Yamaha 250 four stroke. That July, we were running down the lake one day and it starting slowing, sputtered and died. After a tow and a couple days at the dealer, it had a new low pressure fuel pump along with a check valve and filter replaced under the hood, all under warranty of course. They blamed it on the fact it had sat for a while at the dealer and the fuel system had gotten a bit gummed up from not being used.



Fast forward to last week. Same symptom, back at dealer, same problem. Only this time the motor has 406 hours on it (we use the boat), I fill at the marina with non-ethanol gas, and I use a maintenance dose of marine Stabil on every fill. The service guy calls me this morning and tells me the diagnosis, and says he’s already talked to the Yamaha rep about some goodwill coverage for the pump. Says the Yamaha rep can’t do anything because it’s over a year out of warranty. Two $700 pumps in 4 years? Seems excessive to me, especially for a motor that gets used. Normally, according to the rep and the service guy, the folks that have issues are the ones that use them 15-20 hours a year. He’s going back to the rep to press the issue.



Just thought I’d interject some boat content here. Wish me luck!


When I bought my new Legend 16 Xcalibur last year I asked if I could get a Yamaha instead of the supplied Mercury outboard.
Dealer said it would be very expensive so I just bumped up to the 60 Big Foot over the small basic 40 hp.
Now the mechanics at that dealer and another here in town claim that my 'Made in China' Mercury is a good reliable motor.
Sure hope that's true, as I'm one of those 25 hour a year guys due to cool damp and windy conditions that seem to dominate our short 4-5 month season.

Maybe you need an 18 footer in order to tame the elements.