On Wed, 02 Feb 2005 08:18:17 -0500, Harry Krause
wrote:

Billgran wrote:
"Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message
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On Wed, 02 Feb 2005 17:03:50 +1100, "K. Smith"
wrote:

One in three failed yes. However it was not a mechanical failure





Where did you get the figure 1 in 3 failed?

It was David Jones the then president of OMC that told a news conference
that 1 in 5 1998 25" shaft FICHTS had problems. I reported that quote here
on the newsgroup back then.

Bill Grannis
service manager



By the time Karen Smith of Oz posts her last slam on these engines, just
before she kicks the bucket, the percentage will have been upped to 15
out of every 10.

The one out of five, by the way, was not an accurate statistic. It was
just a WAG based upon some data at that particular point.

It's kind of humorous that so much time has been devoted to a statistic
mainly "promoted" by anonymous or semi-anonymous (but
pseudo-knowledgeable) "experts" posting in a newsgroup. When it comes to
matters highly technical, if the person making the posit cannot be
identified by name, field of work, reputation, employment and
publicatons, I tend to dismiss it. There are too many out there with a
hidden agenda or an ax to grind.

I would like to retract what I said of Karen, and apoligize. Karen is
in fact smarter than I, and is indeed an "expert" in many aspects of
boating.

I am sorry.