Warranty requires records of maintenance. If you do it yourself, write the date and the engine hours on the part receipt when you actually install it. That is considered proof of work performed.
I maintain my own boats, cars and remodeled 90% of my house myself (I don’t do roofs, lol). I change my own water pumps, seals, gaskets. Whatever my outboard needs. I’m lucky that I have a large stash of tools and a place to work. This channel has been tremendously valuable with the how to part of maintenance and repair. As long as you guys keep posting videos, I’ll keep watching and learning!
Being I've been an automotive mechanic pretty much my entire life and now own my own shop I've been doing all my repairs since I can remember. Started picking small outboards out of the trash and fixing them for resale when I was 12.
I have multiple warranties and honestly haven't needed to use any of them in one new vehicles. Makes you think how important those warranties are. Time to order some oil and filters for my new boat!
Every time I bought a car, I bought a factory service manual. I'm 57 and since I was 16 I've done 100% of my vehicle's maintenance, with the sole exception of changing a clutch that began slipping days before shipping the vehicle overseas. I didn't have the time, and didn't want it to fail upon arrive, so I ponied up the $900. In hindsight, I should have replaced it at 100k miles, even though the manual didn't call for it. In high school, my Dad and I rebuilt our 100 HP Evinrude, taking it apart to each and every nut and bolt before having the cylinders re-sleeved. After we honed them, we replaced bearings, seals and other moving parts as we reassembled it. Then, we sold our boat for more than we paid for it. The point is, I've always used the manufacturer's Service Manuals and followed them to a "T," including buying the proper tools for the job. In so doing, I've prevented many things from going wrong as experienced by other owners, and I've saved tens of thousands in repair bills. Any manufacturer requiring "An authorised Tohatsu Service Centre must perform the recommended routine servicing/maintenance and repairs..." is a HUGE RED FLAG to avoid Tohatsu, SRB, and similar SCAMS like the plague.
I had my boat service by the dealer while under warranty, 1998 Bayliner 19' bowrider. Expensive oil changes! After that, I did routine service myself: it's just nuts and bolts. I had a shop repair my trim cylinders. But discovered I could even change the intake/exhaust manifold and riser of the 4 cylinder MerCruiser myself. Thousands of salt water hours, USCG Auxiliary ops, and 22 years: great boat.
Thanks mate... Another great discussion and clarification of warranties that I wasn't sure about. I've always serviced my outboards myself because I'm hundreds of miles away from any accredited agents and you really don't need to be intimidated by your outboard. I learned all the specifics of outboards on channels like yours. Once again, thanks.
I do my own maintenance. 1- less down time and can do the work at my convenience. 2- the hourly rate can buy me a lot of boat gas! I do take my boat to a trained mechanic for services beyond my comfort level.
Warranty what warranty I've never been fortunate enough to have anything new enough to have warranty. Plus where's the fun in that. By doing the work yourself and watching this great channel you learn so much and become so self sufficient. These new skills could come in very handy out on the water if you get an issue.
Absolutely! I've got 3 outboards and an I/O and love servicing all of them. And I did take my I/O in for a carb rebuild last year and yowza it cost me more than a new carb would have, Never again! My wife was paying over $100 for a "jiffy lube" style synthetic oil change now I do it for $35!
We hate maintenance but we do it our self! The jet ski ones are super expensive and our old 2 stroke too, and now we got a boat with inboards that we re powerd and we will do it our self and save the money for other boat goodies and upgrades
In Australia my Yamaha f70 power trim and tilt failed and I was denied warranty because I had done my own service, I also gave them photos and receipts of the service. Be careful
Under the Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act its illegal to require maintenance to be done by a dealership in fact it’s illegal to require OEM parts to be used unless the manufacturer can prove that the aftermarket part or filter caused the failure!
I gave this a big old like, I was on the fence about servicing my verado down here is Australia but this video has twisted my rubber arm. Oh and the video where you service a verado will no doubt prove itself handy as well.
Doing a service on a verado is pretty easy. I did mine for the first time this year. And im not mechanically minded. The problem can be , if your not experienced,you can miss some of the signs of other parts that may bo on there way out. This happened to me as 20 hrs after my service my drive belt blew due to alternator pully shitting a bearing. So from now on id rather pay the extra and have the peace of mind personally. Good luck tho
I think its pretty straight forward as it would be with your car. Keep to your dealer as long as you have warranty. Out of warranty get the service manual and put some elbow grease if you are up for it.
Didn’t realize that engine company’s where ok with work being done by owner. The way you explained it makes so much sense. My problem is that I have never been able to afford a new engine ☹️. But that may change, might win the lottery 😃. One never knows. Lol. Thanks for the heads up on this. 👍😎🌴 stay safe out there.
I learned how to service my engine because in my area we have only bad mechanics. One is drunk, other one liar. That is why i bought service manual for my mercury engine long time ago and its still running like new. Its carb engine and no one of mechanics here never even heard for carb sync :)
I used to work at a evinrude dealer when we would do evinrude warranty we would check for service on BOSS web before submitting a warranty claim once they said they are no longer producing engines they got much more strict with it but also if you were a repeat evinrude customer as in repowers they would be more lenient with people who bought multiple evinrudes over the years
Love your videos. It's funny because just today a guy wanted me to service his yamaha motors on a new SeaHunt but told me unless I was certified by Yamaha that it would void the warranty!...😂. Guess I will make some money after all. 😉👌
I do the oil, gear case, spark plugs, fuel filter, thermostat and timing belt, after that, it's in the shop. With that being said, these new outboards are much better built than 25 yrs ago or more.
As always great into!! I love doing my own maintenance!! You can see other things that are going on!! Seems like a trip to the dealer= more trips to dealer and more money!!
Awesome Video! I have change out my own water pump, Thermostats, and Temp sensors! But still there is things I can't fix. But for the first time I'm heading to Florida Key West to be exact. North Dakota Ice to Florida water see yea Saturday! Hopefully there is still boats running.
I called mercury, they said I can perform all the maintenance myself as long as the materials are approved, and I keep record of it. So I write it all down and I also take photos. Good to go!
I love your videos man, im kinda new on this boating stuff (like 2 years) and your videos help me to understand way better my boat. Keep the good work! greetings from Veracruz, Mexico.
I got a 140 Evinrude - it screams way better than a 4 stroke! And it's an 1984 model! And my 1996 Yamaha Jet ski is a 700 2 stroke also - it has been running great for 25 years! Both easy to work on - love em!
@@ivosimovic5258 I do. I filled it last week been out twice on the same tank of fuel. Only maintenance is lower unit oil change $20 water pump $20 a year and spark plugs $20 a year.
I would like to add that this may be correct for your area, But here in NZ, I work at a Mercury / Honda marine dealership, And they strictly state that scheduled maintenance must be performed by an authorised dealer. I would think that this would be similar for other parts of the world also.
I do all the work on my boat myself. Reason for this is all the “marine technicians” that I’ve allowed to work on my engine have lied about their work. For example, “Mechanic - I’ve done the standard water pump and oil change” so I pull the lower unit off and guess what, the factory water pump is still there, impeller not changed and the gear case oil wasn’t changed. They want $400+ Australian dollars for this Non-Service. Most marine mechanics where I live are dodgy, expensive shops that just don’t do the quality of work they are trying to charge for.
Great channel and love your content. We just sold our 2021 Pursuit S288 and ordered a new Pursuit C238 with a f300. Can you do a video on breaking in this type motor?
I started life in poverty. I am now in extreme abundance. Maintaining my own vehicles has been an essential key to get there. I have not made a car payment in decades… and have been using that for investments. I am now almost a millionaire (not counting my home because then I am)… and have a large homestead that is running tip top. So is my boat.
Love the channel, in Australia when it comes to warranty you just need the tax invoice numbers of every service that is due to be done on the motor so if doing them yourself unless you can bill yourself a tax invoice they screw ya by doing your own servicing
What are your thoughts on finance company warranties? They offer motor and electrical warranties? I feel like I already know the answer. But curious of your thoughts??
Evenrude is out of business? Damn I didn't hear that, R.I.P Evenrude. I guess that means no more 2 strokes, that's gonna suck for some people who want light weight motors.
@@ryansavage2733 Hmmm hopefully that something new, is totally awesome. Like a new motor that can double as a Margarita machine while blowing cold ac air into the cockpit.
My question is always "Can you trust the service engineer" . Unless you've known the person for a long time and even then when thier business expands they no longer work on your engines themselves but pass it on to an employee that you don't know. The less you know the less you can trust them. By doing it myself is the only way I can be sure it was done. Any one can charge you for new plugs and not actually changing them. Who will check if a VST filter was really opened as you asked and as per the invoice says? And by the way I can say after having purchased many older engines that including the ones yearly serviced by pros none had ever got their engine body anodes replaced which to me is a big deal. Are yo going to re-open the gear case drain to check if you really have new oil in there? There has to be some good ones out there but having been close to this business I just don't trust anyone. Same goes if you give your boat at the end of the season for winterizing and storage, I know a lot of boats only gets serviced when you need it back the next season so in fact your boat was stored with sea water in the engine block.
I fiber glassed in a new floor, re-painted (roll&tip), did my own wiring, seats, sea deck, and even installed a wakeboard tower. Painted the inside, installed bolsters, had to build new bow seats from scratch and find cushions. I completely rigged my own engine. (merc 150 proXS) and said no thanks to messin with gages so I run a vessel view and WP gage. Installed a 32 gal alumn gas tank from a center console. Re-foamed the boat. Got it sitting on a seadoo galvanized trailer. (rear heavy need to get a new one) Basically everything bought off amazon and 1 local marine store. All in my front yard in Largo Florida. With my girlfriend. Its our first boat. Already took it offshore many times. Goes 60mph DIY or die 1984 18ft Checkmate Eluder @jayvon_ro on insta if you wanna check it out
I have a yamaha 425 and with previous outboards I had done my own maintenance. The owner's manual for the 425 though seems to indicate they require you to have a yamaha mechanic perform the job. Anybody else notice this change in the owner's manual?
I’m looking for a boat and came across your channel and found out about the academy. I have no experience at all with engines but would truly enjoy working on my own engine. Is your course for someone like me with no experience at all or for mechanics only?
Hey Paul, thank you! Glad to hear you're getting into Boating! Absolutely, the academy is geared towards both, first time boaters and experienced. It's set up so you can start wherever you'd like. There are courses that teach the complete basics like where to find information and taking the fear out of working on your own boat. It's also geared more towards the boat and not so much engine. Like electrical, electronics, pumps, lights, and pretty much everything in the boat. We are working on adding engine stuff now and there's an app I'm hoping to have live for the courses on your phone in the next week or so. Thanks again for reaching out!
That’s awesome! Truly learning a lot from watching your channel and feel is time to get serious about learning everything about my own boat. Thank you and happy 4th
I'm a middle income guy trying to do a rich mans hobby. I don't have a choice about doing my own maintenance, body work and electrical issues. But hey I love working on my boat even though I stress out sometimes. Most of the time the frustration comes from getting the wrong parts from a distributor. Especially if you bought them on line wich is where most of us turn to. I only have 48 hrs to work on my boat at whack where I live. So it sucks to lose valuable time to getting the wrong parts. A lot of the stuff on the internet is from China beware.
When you hire a dealer.... sure they SHOULD have more experience, however how much experience does the person actually working on your motor really have (is it the new guy)? Typically the owner of the shop sometimes has the most experience and is not the person that ends up working on your motor. How much does the person working on your motor care... I mean it is not their motor. Maybe they hate their job or just not paid enough... why do they care? That is why I like to do my own work, even if it means a learning curve is involved, I will know more about my motor in the end. With that said, you also have to know when you are in over your head and the shop is the best route, even if they are 6 weeks out.
I manly only ever take boats/cars to a shop if it needs specialised tools that cost heaps and may only ever use it once for that job or dont understand eg ecu faults etc but most service work is basic and workshop books help
As I said in another video, north phily person I use brownpoitmarine for parts, motor is a 9.9 and was told by previous owners that it was switched to a 15hp, is that even possible? Or should I look at making it a 9.9 again, loaded boat with 1 person on ride at around 11 to 12 mph. Could you help me with this?
There is a right to repair law that covers this too, stating that companies must provide 3rd party the information to be able to repair their products,
Thank you for your question! Please post it in our Born Again Boating Community! Go here and scroll down to access - it’s free: www.bornagainboating.com/
Is there a video you did on transducers? If you have a boat with a hull angle greater then 5 degrees and want to put thru hull transducers in order to use a GPS Garmin with Sidevu how many do you need? I have been getting different answers from different people
Hi, This is Rose, I help Aaron with the comments, this is a great topic and I'll put this on the list for featuring on the podcast! If you haven't already, check it out and subscribe! www.youtube.com/@TheBoatersPodcast
Hello I watch all your stuff thank you for videos .I was wondering is there a way I can text ya about my motor see if ya can help me fig it out I have a 2006 mercury optimax 150 turn it on and it revs up high . Tracker valve or I was told the tsp has a o ring on it that sum times sticks and causes the linkage to go off do you have a video on sumthing like that ? Any help would be great
I am trying to diagnose a problem on my Yamaha 200 HPDI. Both oil reservoirs below deck & on engine work properly and are full of oil. I am getting a flashing warning light on my gauge? Anyone else experience this?
Doing maintenance by myself bonds me even more with my boat.
Or makes you wanna sink it 👌👌👌🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
I love doing the maintenance myself on my boat. I will only bring my engine to the dealer if it’s something I can’t do.
100%.. its Therapeutic
Warranty requires records of maintenance. If you do it yourself, write the date and the engine hours on the part receipt when you actually install it. That is considered proof of work performed.
I maintain my own boats, cars and remodeled 90% of my house myself (I don’t do roofs, lol). I change my own water pumps, seals, gaskets. Whatever my outboard needs. I’m lucky that I have a large stash of tools and a place to work. This channel has been tremendously valuable with the how to part of maintenance and repair. As long as you guys keep posting videos, I’ll keep watching and learning!
Being I've been an automotive mechanic pretty much my entire life and now own my own shop I've been doing all my repairs since I can remember. Started picking small outboards out of the trash and fixing them for resale when I was 12.
I can’t remember the last time I bought something new enough to have a warranty. I am my own warranty.
On the same boat here, we the poor cannot have warranty 🤣🤣🤣👌👌👌👌
I have multiple warranties and honestly haven't needed to use any of them in one new vehicles. Makes you think how important those warranties are. Time to order some oil and filters for my new boat!
Every time I bought a car, I bought a factory service manual. I'm 57 and since I was 16 I've done 100% of my vehicle's maintenance, with the sole exception of changing a clutch that began slipping days before shipping the vehicle overseas. I didn't have the time, and didn't want it to fail upon arrive, so I ponied up the $900. In hindsight, I should have replaced it at 100k miles, even though the manual didn't call for it. In high school, my Dad and I rebuilt our 100 HP Evinrude, taking it apart to each and every nut and bolt before having the cylinders re-sleeved. After we honed them, we replaced bearings, seals and other moving parts as we reassembled it. Then, we sold our boat for more than we paid for it.
The point is, I've always used the manufacturer's Service Manuals and followed them to a "T," including buying the proper tools for the job. In so doing, I've prevented many things from going wrong as experienced by other owners, and I've saved tens of thousands in repair bills.
Any manufacturer requiring "An authorised Tohatsu Service Centre must perform the recommended routine servicing/maintenance and repairs..." is a HUGE RED FLAG to avoid Tohatsu, SRB, and similar SCAMS like the plague.
I had my boat service by the dealer while under warranty, 1998 Bayliner 19' bowrider. Expensive oil changes! After that, I did routine service myself: it's just nuts and bolts. I had a shop repair my trim cylinders. But discovered I could even change the intake/exhaust manifold and riser of the 4 cylinder MerCruiser myself. Thousands of salt water hours, USCG Auxiliary ops, and 22 years: great boat.
As an old mechanic, I enjoy doing scheduled maintenance and save some cash as well. Thanks for another great video.
Thanks mate... Another great discussion and clarification of warranties that I wasn't sure about. I've always serviced my outboards myself because I'm hundreds of miles away from any accredited agents and you really don't need to be intimidated by your outboard. I learned all the specifics of outboards on channels like yours. Once again, thanks.
💯 agree! If you have basic tools, and subscribe to the BAB videos, you should be fine servicing your own engine.
I do my own maintenance. 1- less down time and can do the work at my convenience. 2- the hourly rate can buy me a lot of boat gas! I do take my boat to a trained mechanic for services beyond my comfort level.
Nice job on analyzing the various manufacturer's warrantee language. It makes many of us happy when your Maintenance Tuesday's videos appear!
Our pleasure!
Warranty what warranty I've never been fortunate enough to have anything new enough to have warranty. Plus where's the fun in that. By doing the work yourself and watching this great channel you learn so much and become so self sufficient. These new skills could come in very handy out on the water if you get an issue.
Absolutely! I've got 3 outboards and an I/O and love servicing all of them. And I did take my I/O in for a carb rebuild last year and yowza it cost me more than a new carb would have, Never again! My wife was paying over $100 for a "jiffy lube" style synthetic oil change now I do it for $35!
We hate maintenance but we do it our self! The jet ski ones are super expensive and our old 2 stroke too, and now we got a boat with inboards that we re powerd and we will do it our self and save the money for other boat goodies and upgrades
Well....happy to say never had a brand new engine to have to worry about that. Always doing my own things on my boats, motorcycles car/truks. 👌👌👌👌👌👌👌
In Australia my Yamaha f70 power trim and tilt failed and I was denied warranty because I had done my own service, I also gave them photos and receipts of the service. Be careful
Just got into the boat world and find your videos to be the best on the web. Thank you for all your efforts.
Thank you! Happy to help!
Yes I have always serviced my own engines
0:52 - "Miles away from ordinary"
Damn, you got that right!
Under the Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act
its illegal to require maintenance to be done by a dealership in fact it’s illegal to require OEM parts to be used unless the manufacturer can prove that the aftermarket part or filter caused the failure!
Yes do all my maintenance. Winterization Bellows alpha water pump and drive alignments.
as a sales rep, I have to say...This is a great video! Thx BAB!
I gave this a big old like, I was on the fence about servicing my verado down here is Australia but this video has twisted my rubber arm. Oh and the video where you service a verado will no doubt prove itself handy as well.
Doing a service on a verado is pretty easy. I did mine for the first time this year. And im not mechanically minded. The problem can be , if your not experienced,you can miss some of the signs of other parts that may bo on there way out. This happened to me as 20 hrs after my service my drive belt blew due to alternator pully shitting a bearing. So from now on id rather pay the extra and have the peace of mind personally. Good luck tho
I'm so glad you call it an engine NOT A MOTOR
I think its pretty straight forward as it would be with your car.
Keep to your dealer as long as you have warranty.
Out of warranty get the service manual and put some elbow grease if you are up for it.
Didn’t realize that engine company’s where ok with work being done by owner. The way you explained it makes so much sense. My problem is that I have never been able to afford a new engine ☹️. But that may change, might win the lottery 😃. One never knows. Lol. Thanks for the heads up on this.
👍😎🌴 stay safe out there.
I learned how to service my engine because in my area we have only bad mechanics. One is drunk, other one liar. That is why i bought service manual for my mercury engine long time ago and its still running like new. Its carb engine and no one of mechanics here never even heard for carb sync :)
Thanks for finding that wording in the warranty!! I enjoy performing the maintenance on my boat..
The Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act specifically protects consumers from warranty denials for performing their own service.
I used to work at a evinrude dealer when we would do evinrude warranty we would check for service on BOSS web before submitting a warranty claim once they said they are no longer producing engines they got much more strict with it but also if you were a repeat evinrude customer as in repowers they would be more lenient with people who bought multiple evinrudes over the years
Love your videos. It's funny because just today a guy wanted me to service his yamaha motors on a new SeaHunt but told me unless I was certified by Yamaha that it would void the warranty!...😂.
Guess I will make some money after all. 😉👌
Flip up headlights!
Instant thumbs up for that alone
Looks like a 4th gen trans am. Ive got a 98 ws6. Fun cars. Flip up lights for the win
I do the oil, gear case, spark plugs, fuel filter, thermostat and timing belt, after that, it's in the shop. With that being said, these new outboards are much better built than 25 yrs ago or more.
I’ll do my car maintenance myself. The boat goes to the shop every time.
As always great into!! I love doing my own maintenance!! You can see other things that are going on!! Seems like a trip to the dealer= more trips to dealer and more money!!
Awesome Video! I have change out my own water pump, Thermostats, and Temp sensors! But still there is things I can't fix. But for the first time I'm heading to Florida Key West to be exact. North Dakota Ice to Florida water see yea Saturday! Hopefully there is still boats running.
This keeps our minds sharp too!
Absolutely GREAT these teachings !!!
Thank You So Much !!!
Glad you like them!
I called mercury, they said I can perform all the maintenance myself as long as the materials are approved, and I keep record of it. So I write it all down and I also take photos. Good to go!
I love your videos man, im kinda new on this boating stuff (like 2 years) and your videos help me to understand way better my boat. Keep the good work! greetings from Veracruz, Mexico.
Glad to hear it!
Suzuki also has that online service register.
Hey guys I am new to boat any marine motors. I am a BMW master and really enjoy your videos 👍🏻 great work lads keep it up
Certain things yes.......some other things would be a no for me.
I do my own but I have a 2 stoke not really much to them. Lower unit oil impeller plugs and thermostat. I love 2 strokes!
Same here Joe! I own 3 of them and I've had brand new 4 strokes in the past, too much maintenance on them compared to a 2 smoker!
@@curtis3653 honestly they run forever and all the top end power. You can't beat them
I got a 140 Evinrude - it screams way better than a 4 stroke! And it's an 1984 model! And my 1996 Yamaha Jet ski is a 700 2 stroke also - it has been running great for 25 years! Both easy to work on - love em!
Do you also love their fuel economy?
@@ivosimovic5258 I do. I filled it last week been out twice on the same tank of fuel. Only maintenance is lower unit oil change $20 water pump $20 a year and spark plugs $20 a year.
I also can't wait to see you service one of those new Mercury V12 600hp
With shops charging over 100 bucks a hour I do my own.
Nice Transam!!!
Can you do some reviews on outboards and thier flaws? Like the hpdi, yamaha 350, Suzuki 300, and such? Love your channel. We all learn so much
I would like to add that this may be correct for your area, But here in NZ, I work at a Mercury / Honda marine dealership, And they strictly state that scheduled maintenance must be performed by an authorised dealer. I would think that this would be similar for other parts of the world also.
Yeah, it would seem this video is pretty much US specific.
If yoy live outside the US, check if this applies in your country, or not.
Thanks Aaron. Can you please produce a video on testing and servicing the O2 sensor on a 200 HPDI? Thank you! David
Yes! I have done mine before. But, I would like to see and hear their input.
3:47..... Somerville MV.........That's my neighborhood..... hahahaha Great Vid as usual...
I do all the work on my boat myself. Reason for this is all the “marine technicians” that I’ve allowed to work on my engine have lied about their work. For example, “Mechanic - I’ve done the standard water pump and oil change” so I pull the lower unit off and guess what, the factory water pump is still there, impeller not changed and the gear case oil wasn’t changed. They want $400+ Australian dollars for this Non-Service.
Most marine mechanics where I live are dodgy, expensive shops that just don’t do the quality of work they are trying to charge for.
Great channel and love your content.
We just sold our 2021 Pursuit S288 and ordered a new Pursuit C238 with a f300.
Can you do a video on breaking in this type motor?
My suzuki manual says the engine must be serviced by an authorized technician. Even the oil filter
Congratulations 100,000 subs
Thank you so much 😀
You deserve 1M subscribers, great videos.
I’d Iove to see a video showing how to replace a corroded mid section or mid section seal.water in oil!
Do you have a favorite brand for maintenance? I could see that as a great video series to summarize the 100-500hr service for each.
All I can say is. If you’re new at this. Put the impact gun away. Learn your torque specs on things before using power tools.
I don't let anyone touch any of my motors in anything, unless it's warranty work
I started life in poverty.
I am now in extreme abundance.
Maintaining my own vehicles has been an essential key to get there.
I have not made a car payment in decades… and have been using that for investments. I am now almost a millionaire (not counting my home because then I am)… and have a large homestead that is running tip top.
So is my boat.
Nice! You the man! No payments on things with an engine or wheels :) they just depreciate hard. Happy for you! Keep up the great work!
@@BornAgainBoating
Thanks! 🥹
Hello I would like to see more boat rebuilds In the future videos
I watched all your videos and like them
Love the channel, in Australia when it comes to warranty you just need the tax invoice numbers of every service that is due to be done on the motor so if doing them yourself unless you can bill yourself a tax invoice they screw ya by doing your own servicing
Thank you for all your wonderful videos.
I have an optimax. Do you have a fuel/air test gauge that you recommend?
I love your channel !!! I also smashed that like button........LOL
Do you have a video on rebuilding carburetors? I have always done my own maintenance. But not to sure on the rebuilds of carbs.
yay...100K....woooohooo!!!
I would invite you to Holland next year to maintain mine Mercury 115 CT outboard. Staying here is at mine cost, youre welcome
Thank you for another fantastic video.
What is your opinion on e-tec engines?
I would do maintenance myself on my 350 verados, but I don't have anywhere that will haul me out.
I don’t think I want to work on my own Mercury Verado V12. I don’t have one yet, just an Optimax 150.
What are your thoughts on finance company warranties? They offer motor and electrical warranties? I feel like I already know the answer. But curious of your thoughts??
Ciao vedo sei un bravo meccanico ma evinrude e-tec non sistemi ? Io da poco ho Il 150 cv, come ti. Sembra
Evenrude is out of business? Damn I didn't hear that, R.I.P Evenrude. I guess that means no more 2 strokes, that's gonna suck for some people who want light weight motors.
Evinrude just stopped making outboards they’re still a company... they are currently retooling for something new
@@ryansavage2733 supposedly the are working on project "Ghost". Google weird but cool.
@@ryansavage2733 Hmmm hopefully that something new, is totally awesome. Like a new motor that can double as a Margarita machine while blowing cold ac air into the cockpit.
My question is always "Can you trust the service engineer" . Unless you've known the person for a long time and even then when thier business expands they no longer work on your engines themselves but pass it on to an employee that you don't know. The less you know the less you can trust them. By doing it myself is the only way I can be sure it was done. Any one can charge you for new plugs and not actually changing them. Who will check if a VST filter was really opened as you asked and as per the invoice says? And by the way I can say after having purchased many older engines that including the ones yearly serviced by pros none had ever got their engine body anodes replaced which to me is a big deal. Are yo going to re-open the gear case drain to check if you really have new oil in there? There has to be some good ones out there but having been close to this business I just don't trust anyone. Same goes if you give your boat at the end of the season for winterizing and storage, I know a lot of boats only gets serviced when you need it back the next season so in fact your boat was stored with sea water in the engine block.
I fiber glassed in a new floor, re-painted (roll&tip), did my own wiring, seats, sea deck, and even installed a wakeboard tower.
Painted the inside, installed bolsters, had to build new bow seats from scratch and find cushions.
I completely rigged my own engine. (merc 150 proXS) and said no thanks to messin with gages so I run a vessel view and WP gage.
Installed a 32 gal alumn gas tank from a center console. Re-foamed the boat.
Got it sitting on a seadoo galvanized trailer. (rear heavy need to get a new one)
Basically everything bought off amazon and 1 local marine store.
All in my front yard in Largo Florida.
With my girlfriend.
Its our first boat.
Already took it offshore many times.
Goes 60mph
DIY or die
1984 18ft Checkmate Eluder
@jayvon_ro on insta if you wanna check it out
The dual air/fuel gauges you have are nice. Do you have a link for those?
been disappointed so many times marina doing work. Had a boat sank, $500 for nothing then had to fix it myself
I have a yamaha 425 and with previous outboards I had done my own maintenance. The owner's manual for the 425 though seems to indicate they require you to have a yamaha mechanic perform the job. Anybody else notice this change in the owner's manual?
I’m looking for a boat and came across your channel and found out about the academy. I have no experience at all with engines but would truly enjoy working on my own engine. Is your course for someone like me with no experience at all or for mechanics only?
Hey Paul, thank you! Glad to hear you're getting into Boating! Absolutely, the academy is geared towards both, first time boaters and experienced. It's set up so you can start wherever you'd like. There are courses that teach the complete basics like where to find information and taking the fear out of working on your own boat. It's also geared more towards the boat and not so much engine. Like electrical, electronics, pumps, lights, and pretty much everything in the boat. We are working on adding engine stuff now and there's an app I'm hoping to have live for the courses on your phone in the next week or so. Thanks again for reaching out!
That’s awesome! Truly learning a lot from watching your channel and feel is time to get serious about learning everything about my own boat. Thank you and happy 4th
thanks for the video it was informatible i would rather do my own service as well it is ridiculous at the cost of service at dealership
Thanks for watching!
Congrats on the 100k subs
I'm a middle income guy trying to do a rich mans hobby. I don't have a choice about doing my own maintenance, body work and electrical issues. But hey I love working on my boat even though I stress out sometimes. Most of the time the frustration comes from getting the wrong parts from a distributor. Especially if you bought them on line wich is where most of us turn to. I only have 48 hrs to work on my boat at whack where I live. So it sucks to lose valuable time to getting the wrong parts. A lot of the stuff on the internet is from China beware.
I walked up to a mechanic and asked him if I could asked him two questions for $100 ... he said what is your second question ..
When you hire a dealer.... sure they SHOULD have more experience, however how much experience does the person actually working on your motor really have (is it the new guy)? Typically the owner of the shop sometimes has the most experience and is not the person that ends up working on your motor. How much does the person working on your motor care... I mean it is not their motor. Maybe they hate their job or just not paid enough... why do they care? That is why I like to do my own work, even if it means a learning curve is involved, I will know more about my motor in the end. With that said, you also have to know when you are in over your head and the shop is the best route, even if they are 6 weeks out.
I manly only ever take boats/cars to a shop if it needs specialised tools that cost heaps and may only ever use it once for that job or dont understand eg ecu faults etc but most service work is basic and workshop books help
Adding to that if you get stuck on the water and can patch repair the motor every chance getting back to the dock under your own steam!
As I said in another video, north phily person I use brownpoitmarine for parts, motor is a 9.9 and was told by previous owners that it was switched to a 15hp, is that even possible? Or should I look at making it a 9.9 again, loaded boat with 1 person on ride at around 11 to 12 mph. Could you help me with this?
You guys should do a 100 hour on a 450r!
What marina do you work at? I’m looking for a Marina to store my boat.
If your rich, NO, but if your like the rest of us, then YES. Every man should know his gear.
There is a right to repair law that covers this too, stating that companies must provide 3rd party the information to be able to repair their products,
Hi. do outboard engine starts to slow down its top speed in age?
Thank you for your question! Please post it in our Born Again Boating Community! Go here and scroll down to access - it’s free: www.bornagainboating.com/
What's your opinion on Suzuki's I rarely see them on your channel
Is there a video you did on transducers? If you have a boat with a hull angle greater then 5 degrees and want to put thru hull transducers in order to use a GPS Garmin with Sidevu how many do you need? I have been getting different answers from different people
Hi, This is Rose, I help Aaron with the comments, this is a great topic and I'll put this on the list for featuring on the podcast! If you haven't already, check it out and subscribe! www.youtube.com/@TheBoatersPodcast
@@BornAgainBoating I am subscribed already
Hello I watch all your stuff thank you for videos .I was wondering is there a way I can text ya about my motor see if ya can help me fig it out I have a 2006 mercury optimax 150 turn it on and it revs up high . Tracker valve or I was told the tsp has a o ring on it that sum times sticks and causes the linkage to go off do you have a video on sumthing like that ? Any help would be great
I am trying to diagnose a problem on my Yamaha 200 HPDI. Both oil reservoirs below deck & on engine work properly and are full of oil. I am getting a flashing warning light on my gauge? Anyone else experience this?
Buying a boat in the next 6 months, will differently change oil and fluids.
$150 an hour? I thought $95 was bad.
They need money to buy snap on tools
@@thecableguy1128 Exactly! My dealer charges me $125/hour in labor.
Was that Ybor in the beginning?
Olivia St, Key West. When he's stopped, he's at the intersection of Oilvia St & Duval St.