I’m Not Dead Yet

[fishinwrench]

49 minutes ago, jdmidwest said:

Nice photoshop there.  I had a hard time backing my Crappie Pro up when I was there.  I would have hated to be the guy dragging that one.  Did a helicopter drop that in for you?

As far as the other stuff.  I am happy with him as a mechanic and a person. 

Forgot one, was that a 4 stroker Merc on the Scarab???

Naw, the dude that pulled it here from Pensacola whipped that sucker in there like a pro.

Not 4-strokes, they were triple 225 2-stroke motors,  one was blown and all 3 were ate up with saltwater corrosion, the steering arms were reduced to about 3/8".  The restoration on that beast was one hell of a project.  

Drug confiscation buy.  

[jdmidwest]

Sweet.  U da man.

[aarchdale@coresleep.com]

If i was hauling drugs in a boat, Im pretty sure an Optimax would be my last choice of engines.  But then again, drug transporters are usually dumb.  Always see the guys getting pulled over for a plate violation or a tailight out on Live PD,  how dumb can you be

[fishinwrench]

2 hours ago, aarchdale@coresleep.com said:

If i was hauling drugs in a boat, Im pretty sure an Optimax would be my last choice of engines.  But then again, drug transporters are usually dumb.  Always see the guys getting pulled over for a plate violation or a tailight out on Live PD,  how dumb can you be

IKR !    When that boat was rigged though, those motors were reported to be the fastest and most fuel efficient 3.0L outboards available. 

After it was done and we took it out for a test run I was rather disappointed in its "speed".   About 64mph was the best I could get out of it, with nothing but 2 occupants, 4 batteries and some fuel.  It did slice beautifully through the big waves however.   

[aarchdale@coresleep.com]

Are those the early 2000's Optis?   I was scared the whole time i owned just 1 2008 from all the horrer stories online.  Ive never been happier going back to a carbed reliable motor

Probably put 80 Hrs this summer since the "crappy fishinwrench" talk me through deleting the oil injection over the phone.  Hope everyone on here knows your the real deal mechanic that is here to help us forum guys out for FREE while making a living on the side 

[fishinwrench]

15 minutes ago, aarchdale@coresleep.com said:

Are those the early 2000's Optis?   I was scared the whole time i owned just 1 2008 from all the horrer stories online.  Ive never been happier going back to a carbed reliable motor

No, they had Opti cowlings but they were actually 3.0L EFI's.

Can't tell you how many times I have had folks call and say they were bringing in an Optimax....and when I pull the cowling, guess what?    It ain't.    

That was a bit of a dealer scam for awhile, back when the general public was programmed to believe that the Optimax was the greatest outboard to ever come along.   Buyers didn't know an Optimax from a Duramax, so if it said Optimax on the cowling they thought they had the $#!t. 😎 

As it turned out.....they were better off if it wasn't.

[aarchdale@coresleep.com]

All that Compressor BS with an Opti. life expectancy of maybe 400hrs is a joke. Heard a podcast the other day of a pro that had a compressor failure on a 1 yr old motor and cost him a ton of money. He was on the winning fish but missed the whole second day. The guy that won was on live in the same spot he was fishing.   But I think Jordon Lee won the Classic a couple years ago because his Pro XS took a crap and made him fish one point all day.   He was running a Yamaha the next year

[fishinwrench]

Mercury has lost a good percentage of retail buyers in THIS region.  The only guys I personally know that are running the new Merc's on bass boats, are the guys getting pro-staff deals and trading up every 2-3 years.     The only retail buyers now (that I see, anyway) are the tri-toon crowd.

Retail sales on Evinrude is growing rapidly, and Yamaha retail sales is absolutely killin' it.  That 4-stroke Yammie, as bad as I hate to admit it, is showing signs of being one hell of a good outboard. 

 

[snagged in outlet 3]

7 hours ago, fishinwrench said:

Mercury has lost a good percentage of retail buyers in THIS region.  The only guys I personally know that are running the new Merc's on bass boats, are the guys getting pro-staff deals and trading up every 2-3 years.     The only retail buyers now (that I see, anyway) are the tri-toon crowd.

Retail sales on Evinrude is growing rapidly, and Yamaha retail sales is absolutely killin' it.  That 4-stroke Yammie, as bad as I hate to admit it, is showing signs of being one hell of a good outboard. 

 

Would that include the 60 jet?

[fishinwrench]

4 hours ago, snagged in outlet 3 said:

Would that include the 60 jet?

If you mean yours ?    Probably not.  Yours is a Suzuki designed powerhead with a Mercury designed ignition system, charging system, and fuel system.  A Frankenstein.  

But maybe. Who knows?  Only time will tell.   It's been good to you so far, and that's a good sign.  How many hours would you guess it has on it now?