Rumor of Ethanol causing older outboard engines to 'blow up'?
 

On Nov 3, 9:28 am, Wayne.B wrote:

The manufacturer is suggesting that this one just needs new
hydraulic seals.

Wayne, for your sake, hope they find more wrong with it than that.
The labor is going to be high enough, but if it was mine I'd demand a
comlplete inspection.

Rumor of Ethanol causing older outboard engines to 'blow up'?
 

HK wrote:
Wayne.B wrote:
On Sat, 03 Nov 2007 01:06:57 GMT, Short Wave Sportfishing
wrote:

Good - gotta be better than tying up between two deadmen in a channel
huh? :)


For sure.

Tranny repairs suck.

Yes but this is a good place to get work done. Some of the biggest
builders of custom sportfish are just a few miles south of here - lots
of good people and lots of resources.
It's also an interesting area to poke around in. Kitty Hawk and the
Wright Brothers Museum are a few miles north, Cape Hatteras and
Ocracoke about 60 miles south. There are miles and miles of deserted
beaches, big dunes, interesting wildlife, etc.

It took two guys a day and a half just to get the tranny out. It's
built like a battleship but probably needs a few dollars worth of
hydraulic seals which will take about 8 man days of labor to replace.


Maybe you can scan the bill when it arrivesand post it for our reading
pleasure. Two and a half days to get it out, eight man days to fix, and
what, another two days to reinstall it?

$7500-$10000?







You really are an asshole, Krause.

Rumor of Ethanol causing older outboard engines to 'blow up'?
 

HK wrote:
Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:
On Fri, 02 Nov 2007 22:11:15 -0400, Wayne.B
wrote:

On Sat, 03 Nov 2007 01:06:57 GMT, Short Wave Sportfishing
wrote:

Good - gotta be better than tying up between two deadmen in a channel
huh? :)

For sure.

Tranny repairs suck.
Yes but this is a good place to get work done. Some of the biggest
builders of custom sportfish are just a few miles south of here - lots
of good people and lots of resources.
It's also an interesting area to poke around in. Kitty Hawk and the
Wright Brothers Museum are a few miles north, Cape Hatteras and
Ocracoke about 60 miles south. There are miles and miles of deserted
beaches, big dunes, interesting wildlife, etc.

It took two guys a day and a half just to get the tranny out. It's
built like a battleship but probably needs a few dollars worth of
hydraulic seals which will take about 8 man days of labor to replace.

Eessshhhh...


I think the bill, if he posts it here, will cause a few giggles. I'm
guessing $7500-$10000 if his labor estimates are correct.

Harry,
I spent a long weekend up at the lake, my Marina owner let us use his
houseboat for the weekend, so I know I missed a lot of posts, but why
would someone's expensive repair bill cause a few giggles?

Rumor of Ethanol causing older outboard engines to 'blow up'?
 

On Sun, 04 Nov 2007 00:24:14 -0500, wrote:

Getting serious work done in SWFL leaves a lot to be desired.


Track down a guy named Rick. He has a "strawberry" on his cheek and he
looks a little scruffy but this guy is the best mechanic I have found
in SW Fla. Last I heard he was at Snook Bight on FMB. He is a southern
Md boy

Does he work on big diesels? I've already got a decent guy for the
Mercruiser. At this point I don't think I trust anyone on the
diesels unless they are factory certified.

Rumor of Ethanol causing older outboard engines to 'blow up'?
 

On Sun, 04 Nov 2007 02:08:01 -0000, Tim wrote:

The manufacturer is suggesting that this one just needs new
hydraulic seals.

Wayne, for your sake, hope they find more wrong with it than that.
The labor is going to be high enough, but if it was mine I'd demand a
comlplete inspection.

The guys who are doing the work seem to be very, very thorough. The
manager of the shop has a terrific reputation around here. People
know about him for miles around and his guys found a problem on our
port side engine that had eluded a lot of others. Like a most other
tranny work, the biggest expense is getting it out and back in so I'm
confident they'll make every effort to get it right the first time.

Rumor of Ethanol causing older outboard engines to 'blow up'?
 

On Sun, 04 Nov 2007 16:29:37 -0500, "Reginald P. Smithers III"
wrote:

I spent a long weekend up at the lake, my Marina owner let us use his
houseboat for the weekend, so I know I missed a lot of posts, but why
would someone's expensive repair bill cause a few giggles?

It helps him confirm his own good judgement in buying a smaller boat,
which for him was probably the right decision.

Rumor of Ethanol causing older outboard engines to 'blow up'?
 

Wayne.B wrote:
On Sun, 04 Nov 2007 16:29:37 -0500, "Reginald P. Smithers III"
wrote:

I spent a long weekend up at the lake, my Marina owner let us use his
houseboat for the weekend, so I know I missed a lot of posts, but why
would someone's expensive repair bill cause a few giggles?

It helps him confirm his own good judgement in buying a smaller boat,
which for him was probably the right decision.

Well, for Harry it was the correct decision. I spent 60 hrs boating
this weekend, I am glad it was not a small boat.

Rumor of Ethanol causing older outboard engines to 'blow up'?
 

Reginald P. Smithers III wrote:
Wayne.B wrote:
On Sun, 04 Nov 2007 16:29:37 -0500, "Reginald P. Smithers III"
wrote:

I spent a long weekend up at the lake, my Marina owner let us use his
houseboat for the weekend, so I know I missed a lot of posts, but why
would someone's expensive repair bill cause a few giggles?

It helps him confirm his own good judgement in buying a smaller boat,
which for him was probably the right decision.

Well, for Harry it was the correct decision. I spent 60 hrs boating
this weekend, I am glad it was not a small boat.

That's a long time to be playing with a rubber ducky in a bathtub.

Rumor of Ethanol causing older outboard engines to 'blow up'?
 

HK wrote:
Reginald P. Smithers III wrote:
Wayne.B wrote:
On Sun, 04 Nov 2007 16:29:37 -0500, "Reginald P. Smithers III"
wrote:

I spent a long weekend up at the lake, my Marina owner let us use
his houseboat for the weekend, so I know I missed a lot of posts,
but why would someone's expensive repair bill cause a few giggles?

It helps him confirm his own good judgement in buying a smaller boat,
which for him was probably the right decision.

Well, for Harry it was the correct decision. I spent 60 hrs boating
this weekend, I am glad it was not a small boat.

That's a long time to be playing with a rubber ducky in a bathtub.

Harry,
My comment was neither sarcastic nor snarky. It was based upon you
preferring to use your boat for fishing in the Chesapeake Bay and
rivers. Since I do not enjoy fishing, but as I have said, enjoy boating
as a way to get out of the city and enjoy nature, it would make sense
that I would not enjoy a small boat. If you notice I have stayed away
from the LT Parker comments because I know you take offense to that.
Now if you don't believe anything I say in rec.boats, especially as it
relates to my boating, why don't we just agree to disagree on that
matter. There is nothing I will ever say to make you change your mind,
and it gets real boring for anyone reading rec.boats.

I played around with my Nikon 200 and Tokina 12-24 mm and took some
long exposure photos when I was up at the lake. When I get a chance I
will post them on a web site. I really don't think any were top quality
photos, but it was interesting none the less, and I am really trying to
learn and improve. Since this is something concrete you can critique, I
would be interested in hearing your comments.

Rumor of Ethanol causing older outboard engines to 'blow up'?
 

On Mon, 05 Nov 2007 07:11:49 -0500, "Reginald P. Smithers III"
wrote:

HK wrote:
Reginald P. Smithers III wrote:
Wayne.B wrote:
On Sun, 04 Nov 2007 16:29:37 -0500, "Reginald P. Smithers III"
wrote:

I spent a long weekend up at the lake, my Marina owner let us use
his houseboat for the weekend, so I know I missed a lot of posts,
but why would someone's expensive repair bill cause a few giggles?

It helps him confirm his own good judgement in buying a smaller boat,
which for him was probably the right decision.

Well, for Harry it was the correct decision. I spent 60 hrs boating
this weekend, I am glad it was not a small boat.

That's a long time to be playing with a rubber ducky in a bathtub.

Since I do not enjoy fishing,

You haven't lived until you go with me.

A laugh a minute and adventure to boot if only because you never know
what's going to happen from one minute to the next. :)

I played around with my Nikon 200 and Tokina 12-24 mm and took some
long exposure photos when I was up at the lake. When I get a chance I
will post them on a web site. I really don't think any were top quality
photos, but it was interesting none the less, and I am really trying to
learn and improve. Since this is something concrete you can critique, I
would be interested in hearing your comments.

I would be glad to offer you space on my site if you need it.

How do you like that Tokina lens?