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Repair, after repair, after repair...
I owned a small boat for a couple years many moons ago. It
had a small outboard, and basically I fed it gas and oil and took care of it as I would a lawn mower, and everything was fine. I've recently gotten back into boat ownership after a couple decades away. I purchased a '90 I/O with the Ford 2.3 and Cobra stern drive that hadn't been used in two years. Replaced the complete ignition system as well as assorted other parts to get everything running well again. I have yet to be able to bring it back home after a day (usually less) of boating without it being in need of some sort of repair. Today, a trailer hub disintegrated just as we got to the ramp, and as we were preparing to make a final run after snack time, the starter Bendix failed (starter was replaced when I purchased the boat 2 months ago). I'm about to give this up out of pure frustration and the appearance of it being a money pit. When I was young and growing up in the Northern hinterlands, snowmobiles were just becoming popular and were going thru rather rapid growth (think the boom era of Scorpion, Arctic Cat, Ski-Doo, et. al.). A joke at the time (that was very near the truth) was that snowmobiles are a lot like women... You spend an hour workin' on 'em and ten minutes ridin' 'em. Am I just having a streak of bad luck, or are boats like snowmobiles (and women)? -- Mark The truth as I perceive it to be. Your perception may be different. Triple Z is spam control. |
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