sierra or mercruiser
05-10-2011 | 06:50 AM
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sierra or mercruiser
Yesterday I stopped into a warehouse to pick up a water pump housing for my boat. The guy grabbed a Sierra unit. I told him I prefer Mercruiser parts. Thats when he invited me into the backroom to show me something. The Sierra waterpumps are shipped in a large cardboard box that contains about a dozen Sierra water pumps that are prepackaged and ready for sale to the consumer. On one end of this cardboard box is a Sierra label and part number. On the other covered over by a piece of brown packing tape is a Mercruiser label and part number. From what I understand these pumps come of the same assembly line. They also have the same part number. Im thinking maybe they are the exact same part. I wonder how many Sierra parts are the exact same as a Mercruiser part with a only a different label. Im sure this is no big secret.
05-10-2011 | 07:20 AM
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smoke & mirrors
Yesterday I stopped into a warehouse to pick up a water pump housing for my boat. The guy grabbed a Sierra unit. I told him I prefer Mercruiser parts. Thats when he invited me into the backroom to show me something. The Sierra waterpumps are shipped in a large cardboard box that contains about a dozen Sierra water pumps that are prepackaged and ready for sale to the consumer. On one end of this cardboard box is a Sierra label and part number. On the other covered over by a piece of brown packing tape is a Mercruiser label and part number. From what I understand these pumps come of the same assembly line. They also have the same part number. Im thinking maybe they are the exact same part. I wonder how many Sierra parts are the exact same as a Mercruiser part with a only a different label. Im sure this is no big secret.
05-10-2011 | 07:35 AM
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Its just like anything else. People will charge more and pay more of the name brand part. When in most cases a few manufactures make the majority of parts. Its just like off brand catchup or anything else. Sierra charges less because they dont have to pay advertisting like Merc does and MERC can get more money just because it says merc on it.
05-10-2011 | 09:06 AM
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Its just like anything else. People will charge more and pay more of the name brand part. When in most cases a few manufactures make the majority of parts. Its just like off brand catchup or anything else. Sierra charges less because they dont have to pay advertisting like Merc does and MERC can get more money just because it says merc on it.
05-14-2011 | 08:09 PM
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05-15-2011 | 10:03 AM
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I was told that Sierra doesn't make them either.Sean at Aftermarket Marine found out who was manufaturing them for Merc/Sierra.He sells them ,cuts out the middle man.
Hey next time give Sean at Aftermarket Marine a call he'll save ya some money,He's a member here
http://www.offshoreonly.com/forums/m.../amarket1.html
http://www.amarket.com/
Rob
Hey next time give Sean at Aftermarket Marine a call he'll save ya some money,He's a member here
http://www.offshoreonly.com/forums/m.../amarket1.html
http://www.amarket.com/
Rob
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05-15-2011 | 01:08 PM
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Wasn't always true. Back around 2003 I tried Sierra and every housing cracked. My wife works in service/parts for a boat shop and they had the same problem. Had to go to Merc.
According to her, Sierra/Merc is the same now. But she thinks the Mallory is a better part and uses them (so far I've only used Merc in my 575SCi's since I still have a couple of seasons worth on my shelf).
Pesky Varmint
According to her, Sierra/Merc is the same now. But she thinks the Mallory is a better part and uses them (so far I've only used Merc in my 575SCi's since I still have a couple of seasons worth on my shelf).
Pesky Varmint
