Engine problems first day in Exmouth
Submitted by bouttime on Wed, 2007-11-28 14:37.
First day on the water to find oil leaking all over the leg. All this after a full service from a mob in Kelmscott. Not a good start to the trip. This and a loose fuel line conection. You have to ask where some people get there quals from.
Rodrat
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Bad luck
Ther is nothing more annoying than have probs on
ya fishing trip. I'd be kicking sumones ass!
******* RECFISHWEST MEMBER *******
fishy fingers
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Date Joined: 28/04/07
Demand
a refund on your return it may be wise to call them right away
To all the virgins..............Thanks for nothing!
Colin Hay
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That sucks
holth
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Date Joined: 09/10/06
actually saw your boat in
actually saw your boat in there yard awhile ago with the leg off when l was looking at buying a new boat.
not what you want when your so far out of town
had you used them before?
paul
GOATRUTAR
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Boutime I had a similar
Boutime I had a similar experience when the boys who serviced mine failed to replace a cowling bolt which jammed my linkages and my motor wouldn't start!
IF IT SMELLS LIKE FISH IT MUST BE GOOD FOR YOU!
bouttime
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Date Joined: 27/07/06
No mate never used them
No mate never used them before and never will again. Have asked for my money back and at this stage at a stale mate. Have to wait and see what Hayway say when they look at the motor mid next month. Worst thing is i took time off work to fish and cant use the boat. I have spoken with BRP head office and will take things further with them. The bloke in Kelmscott didn't want a bar of it when i rang him from Exmouth. Had a huge blowout with him on the phone. Since then i have found out another mate had his 70hp Merc serviced there and when he took it out on the water it blew up, This after a $600 service. He took it back and they stripped it, told him its stuffed and slug him another $400 in labour.
Adam Gallash
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NAME AND SHAME
Edit * Comment changed for potential legal reason.
bouttime
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There is only the 1 Evinrude
There is only the 1 Evinrude mechanic in Kelmscott but if your not sure DON'T take your boat to ******* ***** if you need a service.
***** Name edited out for defamation reasons, if you would like to know WHO NOT TO get your engine service by, PM Boutime or Adam
Cheers,
Adam
NoWorries
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That just sucksPlaces like
That just sucks
Places like that should go out of business.
Its Sambo Time !!
sherbert
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Heads should roll
BQ544
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Date Joined: 22/10/06
They are not the only
They are not the only ones.....couldn't get my motor serviced in Bibra Lake as they were a two week wait, so I took it to a boat shop in Mandurah and they did a shocking job, had to take it back a secound time before I could even use it.
Dean
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Date Joined: 23/02/07
When our new 225 honda 4st
When our new 225 honda 4st died after 30 hours of use from an unconnected hose leading to the PSI (after putting on a new motor for the boat show), we had the same probs, salt water got sprayed around the whole motor down air intakes etc and the motor was stuffed.
Only way to get action (a new motor) was to threaten with court action, you may have to do something similar. But good luck and hopefully they'll do the right thing.
Cheers
Dean
Big Kev
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Date Joined: 10/06/06
Outboard Mechanics
I feel for ya Bouttime I had my boat motor serviced by a mob in Port Hedland a few years back when I lived in Tom Price.We had limited choice of Boat Yards it was either Hedland or Karatha which was further to travel.I booked the boat in for service 2 weeks prior droped the boat off in the yard the avo before,when I went to pick up the boat the next day they had'nt touched it forgot about it.I was fuming, the manager organised 3 mechanics to service the motor which they did in 1 hour. When I got the bill they charged me 3 hours labour I bit my tougue and paid it cursing I would never come back.I took the boat straight back to Tom Price normally I would take it for a test run but was pressed for time. The next morning back in Tom price I discovered a puddle of Gearbox Oil on the floor under the motor,The drainplug was loose I tightened it and then rang the Boatyard and reported it to the manager who apologised and sent me a bottle of oil and a pump. From then on I travelled to Karatha for all my boating requirements.
FISHING IS MY ADDICTION
Deegs
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Date Joined: 09/11/07
Karratha mechs good
That little issue of damand for quality work. Sometimes you may have wait for quality but it will be worth the wait. Don't believe I've ever seen anybody push a boat home from out at sea yet.
Wishin I was fishin and only 500k's to the water..
bouttime
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Date Joined: 27/07/06
Chivers
Spoke with National manager for BRP/Evinrude and after speaking with him i now have the boat in at Chivers. The boys down there have been great so far as they got the boat in straight away even though they are flat out at the moment. Just waiting now to see if the last mob stuffed up the service so i can get my money back.
It's amazing what can happen when you speak to the right people.