Agreed on parts these days. They just dont seem to last, and I hate to think that OEMs are doing nothing more than rebranding the Amazon knockoff parts and selling them as OEM.
That is what is left of a 1977 11 1/2' Boston Whaler. I bought a 46' sportfish which had this boat sitting on...
Havent heard of Yumbo but I will check them out. I usually use Boats,net. I have only used Honda OEM parts.
I am in North Carolina near Wrightsville Beach. I have customized this boat try to run with the big boys inshore!!ha All the charter guys know me, and sometimes I get...
nope. havent touched anything with the powerhead itself. I just use synthetic oil with a splash of Marvel mystery oil in the fuel. The MMO probably doesn't help, but can't hurt, plus I like the smell. :)
I checked the valves once and were so close to spec I didnt even loosen...
Thanks for the reply.
The charging system started malfunctioning at about 3500 hours. electrical smell and lost voltage. I replaced the stator and voltage reg. New parts lasted about 400 hours, and this time the stator windings began to burn off and fall around the engine housing...
I have a 2009 honda 15 outboard 2009 model. just did an oil change and rolled over 5400 hours. The boat gets used a lot, and several years ago the charging system went out (i replaced the stator twice along with voltage regulator, and the last time the stator burned the windings...