No catch or blank reports from Wasabi....
YOU ARE TERMINATED
I usually post a few catch reports, but the reality is that not only the weather has kept us on land, I also found out last week that my outboard is broken beyond economical repair.
This might be a blessing in disguise, because the constant overuse of my little boat and engine combined with not so meticulous maintenance started to worry me safety wise... mmmh
I already had planned to totally overhaul the boat in winter, but a meltdown of my Evinrude Etec`s EMM and a proposed repair bill of 1350£ has changed that plan!
In the last calendar year my 2009 Etec had more parts broken and repaired than any other motor in the civilised world:
-starter motor--led to drainage of batteries
-ignition coil--caused uneven idle and cutouts
-Fuel Injector--uneven idle and running
-Low oil alarm---did not out of oil one day
-starter switch buzzer--not a big problem
-throttle cable---could not go over idle speed
-neutral gear switch---did not start
looking at that list lets me shiver when I think of all the bills and just when it ran well again, on a day where I used the boat 16 nautical miles and out of nothing, it cuts out and never started again...had a lovely 4 miles trip in on the aux at 4 knots !!
Plan: Fish the rivers until a great bargain comes up some time over the winter.
Selling the outboard in parts (lots of demand, because they break a lot!), sell the trailer and the boat seperately
I think a Warrior/Predator with a nice Suzuki/Yamaha 4 stroke is the boat to have.
cheers until then
YOU ARE TERMINATED
I usually post a few catch reports, but the reality is that not only the weather has kept us on land, I also found out last week that my outboard is broken beyond economical repair.
This might be a blessing in disguise, because the constant overuse of my little boat and engine combined with not so meticulous maintenance started to worry me safety wise... mmmh
I already had planned to totally overhaul the boat in winter, but a meltdown of my Evinrude Etec`s EMM and a proposed repair bill of 1350£ has changed that plan!
In the last calendar year my 2009 Etec had more parts broken and repaired than any other motor in the civilised world:
-starter motor--led to drainage of batteries
-ignition coil--caused uneven idle and cutouts
-Fuel Injector--uneven idle and running
-Low oil alarm---did not out of oil one day
-starter switch buzzer--not a big problem
-throttle cable---could not go over idle speed
-neutral gear switch---did not start
looking at that list lets me shiver when I think of all the bills and just when it ran well again, on a day where I used the boat 16 nautical miles and out of nothing, it cuts out and never started again...had a lovely 4 miles trip in on the aux at 4 knots !!
Plan: Fish the rivers until a great bargain comes up some time over the winter.
Selling the outboard in parts (lots of demand, because they break a lot!), sell the trailer and the boat seperately
I think a Warrior/Predator with a nice Suzuki/Yamaha 4 stroke is the boat to have.
cheers until then
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thats what i would fancy
