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There's what the throttle looks like. Big heavy piece of steel inside of the plastic part, and the rubber grip goes to the outside. I have an idea to make an OEM trim switch work in the end of the throttle grip, however I don't have a switch assembly on hand yet to try. I have one ordered...

used to be the case that all 4 stroke motors were heavier than all 2 stroke motors. But that's changing. There are 4 stroke motors now that are lighter than 2 stroke motors of the same hp. I used to tell everyone that I'd never own a 4 stroke, then I found a deal one a boat/motor/trailer that...

most of the ones I've seen take up half of the floor in width....a lot of floor space lost, IMO. That one in the pic above, smallest console I ever seen. I can see where it'd work. Downside is it doesn't turn as well as a tiller, but sounds like you already know that. Also if you have a...

might be too late... but Yamaha NEVER EVER gives information out beforehand, and I mean never. I've tried to pry it from them....no luck. Basically nobody but them knows until it actually happens. IT would not make any good sense to let everyone know that they're fixing to put them on sale a...

I see that lined EPA compatible fuel lines on lawn mowers too....liner bunches up, falls apart, etc. Good thing is that it generally won't hurt a 4 stroke and certainly not a lawn mower, just makes the owner mad when it quits under a load. Yamaha fuel line is the only one worth having...down...

Keep any eye on Yamaha's website. Sometimes in the summer they'll start a promotional sales program where you would be eligible for extended warranty. It was available in 18 when I bought mine, HOWEVER, since I worked at a dealer I wasn't eligible for the promotions. 1 Aug is coming up...

I am at work, and have a F40 on display. So I pulled my tiller grip off of my F25C to see if it would fit the F40 big tiller. No dice. Not even CLOSE. Completely different design. My thought was that if the grip would fit the F40 (which is a 6X4 tiller kit), I could make the OEM tiller...

yeah it shakes a little at idle. Soon as you throttle up, over about 1100 RPM, it goes away. It is also better with age. Mine's got 40 hours or so on it, I don't notice it much now but it does still have a little shake in it. I find it pretty easy to tilt manually. About 5x easier than my...

yeah that stuff will expand and contract with heat/cold. The bad part is that once you glue it at whatever temp, and then you go fishing out in the hot sun, the stuff will expand. Then later it cools. It will actually break the glue bond and then it comes up while you're running across the...

Yeah the last thing I'd do is "lawyer up". $500/hr is what most attorneys here are at, IF you can find one that will take a case like that. Every minute you are on the phone with the lawyer, you're on the clock. Remember, $500/hr. If you are on the clock one minute you are going to get a...

on my dad's boat we called the manufacturer (they were still in business in his case). They just sent him a new cap tag, also a new VIN plate to replace the old one.

you're not going to get the cav up, not with that prop. Solas=cheap. You will need to look into something that will allow you to run shallower if you want to run it high on the transom; and even then you're going to have to watch the water pressure CLOSELY. You might make a call to...

generally speaking if it's a fuel supply issue, it'll repeat the bog/die process exactly the same every time. Not always but usually. Carburetor or EFI? If it is, has it been sitting for any length of time? How's the water pressure? When's the last time it had a water pump repair?

A lot of times with used equipment (of any kind/brand/etc), there is a reason the seller is selling it. Always keep that in mind. Out here outboards are not titled, so that doesn't bother me any. Different states do stuff differently in that respect. Having purchased a lot of used stuff over...

GF and I had the same issue, 5 or 6 miles downstream of the ramp, storm blew in over the hills. Hills on both sides of the river so there really wasn't much warning, and phone service is nonexistent out there so no radar app. By the time I heard some thunder, it was too late. The bottom fell...

if you put a side console on it, get a bigger motor. That 15hp won't like the weight and where the weight will be placed. Also remember that the trolling motor is about 50lb or so, just adds even more weight. IF it's got a 35hp rating, run 35hp, if you can find one. Always run at the rated...

motor is too deep hull is too heavy and motor is too small for the hull weight, which is TWO HUNDRED POUNDS heavier than mine is and I'm a foot or so longer. Sounds like the salesman had a quota to meet and/or had some inventory to move. You were the "lucky" one.

always use the rated maximum HP for the boat. Of all of those those who didn't, the majority wished at some point during their ownership that they did. Myself included. Wish I'd have gotten a 21" transom and a 40hp. The 25 is fine for what I use it for, there have been about a dozen times...

Tohatsu builds a decent motor. There are a few things if you put it next to a Yamaha, that it doesn't have that the yamaha does, and vise versa. Exposed shift rod (from the lower pan down to the lower unit) on the Tohatsu. I didn't never have no problem out of the one I had but it was odd...

I've seen way more bent shafts with aluminum props than with stainless props but that could be that there are more aluminum props than stainless. Dunno. I run a SS Turbo on mine mainly because it's an "in between" pitch that just works for what I need it for.