Need A Yamaha Mechanic...

[Sore Thumbs]

Had a trolling motor stolen when we left our boat at Bryce's. Be careful.

[kjackson]

Thanks; it seems there are more choices than I'd anticipated. Checked with the Yamaha website, and the nearest dealer to me is in Bull Shoals, so that is why I was asking. I'm just looking for some routine maintenance, so I don't need someone trained by the factory to do the work--I mean even I can change an impeller once I know where the zippers are.

[Guest]

What about Bryce White River Marine, maybe he would work on it??.....east of Springdale off of hwy 412.

I got royally screwed by Bryce.

Avoid that place at all cost.

[Guest]

Bella Vista Marine has been good to me over the year.

I think they moved to hwy 62 in rogers, east of 540

[fishinwrench]

Wrench will probably thank you. Yes not a Yami fan. Lol

That's news to me ! Honda and Suzuki are about the only outboards that I commonly spew derogatory comments about.

Yammies are darn fine machines until you have to remove a bolt.

[J-Doc]

It was the bolt part I was thinking about. :-)

[kjackson]

My mechanic back in the "old country"--the Northwest--a Yamaha dealer, uses a small torch (butane I think) to cure the bolt problem. Considering he is working on outboards used in the salt, he would know all the tricks.

[fishinwrench]

The dry crusty corrosion that I see on Jap outboards doesn't respond to heat worth a darn.

I have a machine shop on retainer...so if the fasteners don't play nice with the usual tricks I just bust them and let my machine shop deal with it.

I don't have the time or patience to spend 30-40 minutes removing a single bolt unless I'm getting paid for it, and who wants to pay ME 45.00 to fuss with a stuck fastener when the machine shop can repair it good as new for about 25.00 ?

It's just a hassle that slows down the completion of a part swap and costs the customer more than it should.