Every Time I Turn Around!!!!
09-22-2010, 10:48 AM
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09-22-2010, 02:52 PM
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I feel your pain....
I put Stainless Marine on my Formula a few years back and really like them.
5 year warranty, and I just saw today in the General section where someone had a bracket break of come loose, and Stainless had it fixed for him within the week.
Here's the link;
http://www.offshoreonly.com/forums/g...ss-marine.html
I put Stainless Marine on my Formula a few years back and really like them.
5 year warranty, and I just saw today in the General section where someone had a bracket break of come loose, and Stainless had it fixed for him within the week.
Here's the link;
http://www.offshoreonly.com/forums/g...ss-marine.html
09-24-2010, 10:54 AM
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Once again, THANK YOU to all of my Cigarette brethren!!!! This forum is amazing!!!
Well, I decided to go with new Stainless Marine exhaust manifolds and risers. I couldn't exactly afford to do it, but, better safe than sorry. The piece of mind is priceless. The Gils were original from 1987, so, it was just a matter of time anyway. So, at least for now, that's one less thing that I need to worry about. It was the right thing to do as well, especially since the motors have just been rebuilt. It would be just my luck that the originals would fail causing engine damage to my newly rebuilt engines. It worked out in a couple of different ways; 1) Stainless Marine is local, so they've already been picked up and installed. 2) I got a great deal on them. 3) Didn't have to pay any shipping costs.
If I'm forced to sell this boat in the near future; 1) I'll be pissed. 2) Someone will be getting an amazing boat for pennies on the dollar.
With all of the money I loaded into it (No expense spared), hopefully she'll be relatively trouble free.
Here's a couple of photos to share. I have the flame arrestors redone to show my buddy some love at Native Racing Engines.
Well, I decided to go with new Stainless Marine exhaust manifolds and risers. I couldn't exactly afford to do it, but, better safe than sorry. The piece of mind is priceless. The Gils were original from 1987, so, it was just a matter of time anyway. So, at least for now, that's one less thing that I need to worry about. It was the right thing to do as well, especially since the motors have just been rebuilt. It would be just my luck that the originals would fail causing engine damage to my newly rebuilt engines. It worked out in a couple of different ways; 1) Stainless Marine is local, so they've already been picked up and installed. 2) I got a great deal on them. 3) Didn't have to pay any shipping costs.
If I'm forced to sell this boat in the near future; 1) I'll be pissed. 2) Someone will be getting an amazing boat for pennies on the dollar.
With all of the money I loaded into it (No expense spared), hopefully she'll be relatively trouble free.
Here's a couple of photos to share. I have the flame arrestors redone to show my buddy some love at Native Racing Engines.
10-06-2010, 02:42 PM
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Well........the motors are finally back in the boat!!!!!!! Yippie!!!! 
Sea trialed the boat today for 5 minutes. Starboard motor shot from 3,500 to 5,000 on it's own. Turns out, now there is a transmission problem!!! Transmissions are freshly rebuilt too!! WTF!!!
So.......pulling the motor AGAIN to take the transmission off!!!! @$@%#%#!!!!!!!!
Sea trialed the boat today for 5 minutes. Starboard motor shot from 3,500 to 5,000 on it's own. Turns out, now there is a transmission problem!!! Transmissions are freshly rebuilt too!! WTF!!!
So.......pulling the motor AGAIN to take the transmission off!!!! @$@%#%#!!!!!!!!
10-06-2010, 03:28 PM
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Ya know....if business were better, I wouldn't even blink. It's as if, there is a hole in the boat.........and to add insult to injury it's raining in the boat while I'm trying to plug the damn hole!!!!!
Ah........I'm just complaining out loud. I know how boats are.......but.....enough is enough already!
