Recent content by 1stgrady

quote from sel--"GW's are designed to keep you safe and the Yamahas will do their part as well, but no boat is going to overcome adverse water and weather conditions unless the Capt has / matches skill and common sense to those conditions. " The Capt is 100% he should always match the boat to...

The two engine safe net. I have owned 3 boats with twins. I have known so many others who have also. Most of the problems you will have as long as you maintain the motors pretty good will be fuel related. Meaning even if it is twins and you have fuel problems as they will usually feed from the...

I had a dual tank boat once and had a similar issue with rpms. Found it to be a fuel line trying to collapse from being pinched in a sharp bend.

I have noticed there is a different in boat prices depending on the area and particular brand. There is a definite difference. For example A 5 yr old GW may sell for 50k in Coastal town Virginia but same boat may sell for 65k near big lake NC. there are variances.

Sounds like you have been fair, see my story. Perhaps, if we all sent emails to this dealer and copied GW and the local newspaper we would draw enough attention to get to the bottom of this. I once purchased a boat once that turned out to be a lemon and literally coming apart after 3 months...

no markings except some red on the fly wheel nut and a few carb. adjustments.

Hey Guys, I would like to get some thoughts about a boat motor I just purchased. It is a 2003 90 hp yamaha, carburated. It is on an aluminum boat. The package boat and motor is in perfect condition with signs of very little use. I bought it from a reputable dealer in my area. While I had...