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Old 01-07-2015 | 09:01 AM
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Wow, not sure how far away from them you are but I'd dam sure be taking a road trip to see if it's even still there, something fishy going on here.
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Old 01-07-2015 | 09:06 AM
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I dont know why more people from here dont deal with the Teague,s , Gary @ GT perf or Bob @ teague cust marine , done deal .
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Old 01-07-2015 | 09:25 AM
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Originally Posted by 575cat
I dont know why more people from here dont deal with the Teague,s , Gary @ GT perf or Bob @ teague cust marine , done deal .
because guys like me don't have 50,000.00 for engines in a 20,000.00 boat...... I am lucky I have a very good guy local to me that I trust for over 20 years, never been let down... also assemble my own so that'
s a difference also...
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Old 01-07-2015 | 09:36 AM
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I dont know why more people from here dont deal with the Teague,s , Gary @ GT perf or Bob @ teague cust marine , done deal .
I know of several builds where the person told me "I can't afford to go with known, reliable builder X because they are too expensive". Then the excuses, delays, etc. ensue and finally an inferior product is delivered that leads to problems, frustration, downtime, etc. In the end I always want to ask, "tell me again how builder X was more expensive?" I have a buddy that had a bad experience with a popular builder from MI that didn't deliver what was promised for the price and the motor only lasted 60 hours before it lost all compression (hack valve job). With his new boat, he listened to me and went to Eddie Young. This summer, he said he wanted to hug me.
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Old 01-07-2015 | 09:56 AM
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Originally Posted by Knot 4 Me
I know of several builds where the person told me "I can't afford to go with known, reliable builder X because they are too expensive". Then the excuses, delays, etc. ensue and finally an inferior product is delivered that leads to problems, frustration, downtime, etc. In the end I always want to ask, "tell me again how builder X was more expensive?" I have a buddy that had a bad experience with a popular builder from MI that didn't deliver what was promised for the price and the motor only lasted 60 hours before it lost all compression (hack valve job). With his new boat, he listened to me and went to Eddie Young. This summer, he said he wanted to hug me.
Hug you or smack you , Think again been there done that . poof
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Old 01-07-2015 | 10:12 AM
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Originally Posted by 575cat
Hug you or smack you , Think again been there done that . poof
So far his is a hug build as was my other buddy's Brad Smith build. The EY blown 540 ran liked a raped ape all summer long. I believe the only problems were a loose bolt on the seawater pump bracket and the hose from the helm to the power steering pump should have been routed better as it ended up leaking at the fitting due to the too sharp a bend it had to make at the pump. Otherwise, all smiles.
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Old 01-07-2015 | 10:26 AM
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It's really all in who you trust, was just on phone with Bob M and we were talking about nightmares, like he said there are also plenty of unknown good guys also out there, because a bad word spreads WAY faster then a good word....
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Old 01-07-2015 | 10:27 AM
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there seems to be a lot of people getting bent over on marine motor rebuilds and re-powers.every month there is a new thread here with someone not happy with there builder.whats up with that?i wish I had of gone with a real engine builder instead of the dumb-pluck that I did.now,5k later I am paying for my stupitey and poor judgement.when is it going to stop?or has it been like this all along?
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Old 01-07-2015 | 10:36 AM
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there seems to be a lot of people getting bent over on marine motor rebuilds and re-powers.every month there is a new thread here with someone not happy with there builder.whats up with that?i wish I had of gone with a real engine builder instead of the dumb-pluck that I did.now,5k later I am paying for my stupitey and poor judgement.when is it going to stop?or has it been like this all along?
Should probably go with Merc power and be done

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Old 01-07-2015 | 10:48 AM
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Originally Posted by 575cat
Hug you or smack you , Think again been there done that . poof
You still having good luck with your YPM motors?
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