Local boat dealer

Leprachan said:

Give the dealer a break. It would be un feasable to carry parts for a motor that old. Would you expect to get parts for a fifty year old car at the dealership. Yes some parts cross to newer year models but again the profit margin on parts does not justify the time the technician spends looking in books and crossing to current database software listings. In fact it will be the rare dealership that will even work on a motor more than ten to fifteen years old. Add to that fact that Evinrude hard parts for motors that old are no longer manufactured. I applaud your fortitude in using such an antique my advice is go heavy on the two stroke oil in your mix and start saving for the replacement.

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Leprachan said:

Give the dealer a break. It would be un feasable to carry parts for a motor that old. Would you expect to get parts for a fifty year old car at the dealership. Yes some parts cross to newer year models but again the profit margin on parts does not justify the time the technician spends looking in books and crossing to current database software listings. In fact it will be the rare dealership that will even work on a motor more than ten to fifteen years old. Add to that fact that Evinrude hard parts for motors that old are no longer manufactured. I applaud your fortitude in using such an antique my advice is go heavy on the two stroke oil in your mix and start saving for the replacement.

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junksta said:

Stopped by the only local boat dealer for a few odds and ends and to see what he had on hand. First thing I asked for was new screw plugs and washers for my 68 Evin 9.5 hp. He laughs in a kind of smart way and says, "fifty years old?", we don't stock anything that old. We walked out, obviously he wants only to sell boats amd motors. Went home and ordered the things I needed, plugs, pins, impeller online. Noticed the plug screws fit motors up to 2007, I guess the professional did not know anything about cross-referencing. I bet if I wanted to buy one of his new engines the attitude would have been different, who knows, maybe not. :x

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Leprachan said:

Give the dealer a break. It would be un feasable to carry parts for a motor that old. Would you expect to get parts for a fifty year old car at the dealership. Yes some parts cross to newer year models but again the profit margin on parts does not justify the time the technician spends looking in books and crossing to current database software listings. In fact it will be the rare dealership that will even work on a motor more than ten to fifteen years old. Add to that fact that Evinrude hard parts for motors that old are no longer manufactured. I applaud your fortitude in using such an antique my advice is go heavy on the two stroke oil in your mix and start saving for the replacement.

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