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[NORM]

WE HAVE A 2000 C.C. WITH A 300 YANMAR ENGINE,THIS WAS ONE OF THE FIRST ONES TO COME IN THE C.C. AFTER FOUR YEARS YANMAR CAME OUT WITH A RECALL TO REPLACE THE VALVE STEM SEALS!!!THE ENGINE WAS STILL UNDER WARRENTY, WE TOOK THE C.C. TO A DEALER TO HAVE THE WORK DONE... WHEN THE BOAT WAS IN THE SHOP WE ASKED THE MECHANIC TO REPLACE THE TIMMING BELT,AS IT WAS 250 HRS FROM TIME TO R&R THE BELT!!WELL YOU WILL NOT BELIVE THIS~~ WE HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO USE THE BOAT AFTER THIS, THIS BONE HEAD MISS TIMED THE BELT,VALVES HIT THE PISTONS,+& WE ARE STILL FIGHTING TO HAVE THIS TAKING CARE OF!!!!!MAY HAVE TO REPLACE THE ENGINE WITH A NEW ONE ~!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!WE LOVED THIS ENGINE & NEVER HAD ANY TROUBLE AT ALL,HAS ANY ONE OTHER THAN US HAD THIS HAPPEN????? MAC HAS TRYED TO HELP+YANMAR , BUT IT ALL COMES BACK TO THE DEALER THAT DID THE WORK!!!!!! WE ARE SELLING THIS C.C. ~BUT NOT BEFORE WE HAVE THE ENGINE REPAIRED RIGHT WITH A ONE YEAR WARRENTY + THERE IS A NEW BROVO-III ON BOAT THAT WE HAVE NEVER BEEN ABLE TO USE!!!!!!!!!!

[Nicky M]

Who's the bone head?

[NORM]

YOU DON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT THIS DEALER, WE ARE IN CA, THE DEALER IS IN SANTA CRUZE CA.!!!!
WE DO NOT HAVE MUCH IN THE WAY OF GOOD DEALERS FOR THE YANMAR ENGINES~~~~ I HAVE MORE TOOL FOR MY TRUCKING COMPANY THEN THEY DO!!~~ I MAY LOOK INTO GETTING SOMETHING FROM YANMAR TO WORK ON THIS ENGINE MY SELF.... I CAN OVERHAUL CUMMINES & CATS + BUILD A MEAN CHEVY SMALL BLOCK!!!!!!!!

HAVE A GOOD DAY~~~~~~~~ LETS FISH!!!!!!
NORM

[NORM]

*** BONE HEAD***

THIS WILL TELL EVERY ONE HOW WE CAME OUT WITH THE BONE HEAD MECHANICE !!!!!!
WE HAVE HAD EVERY ONE TRYING TO HELP US,YANMAR,MAC,BIG BOSS AT YANMAR~ BUT IS ALL CAME DOWN TO US & THIS SHOP .SO WITH THE HELP OF A GOOD BUDDY, WE HAD A FEW LONG TALKES WITH THIS DEALER ,THEY ASK US TO BRING THE BOAT IN TO SEE WHAT THEY COULD DO WITH THE ENGINE??? THEY TESTED & CHECKED THE PISTONS, PUT THE HEAD BACK ON< WE HAD DONE THE VALVE JOB LAST FALL> THEN THEY TESTED THE COMPRESSON<CAME OUT GOOD >SO WE HAD MORE LONG TALKES, CAME UP WITH A PLANE TO GO AHEAD , PUT IT ALL BACK TOGEATHER & MAKE A SEA TRIAL!!! WE WENT OUT TO TEST, GOT IT WARMED UP PUT THE POWER TO THE ENGINE , I COULD NOT BELEVE IT IT RAN VERY GOOD LIKE IT SHOULD !!!!!!!!
WE GOT A VERY GOOD PRICE FROM THEM ON MAKING EVERTHING RIGHT !!!!!!
THE MECHANICE EVEN SMILIED AFTER WE GOT BACK FROM TESTING THE C.C. !!!!!
LOOKS LIKE WE GOT IT RIGHT ~~~NORM

[Graceland]

That's great news Norm. If you are still advertising that boat for sale I would make sure and mention it has the IIIX diesel drive on it vice the Bravo III. those III's had a relly bad reputation on corrosion issues as well as blowing up behind the high torque diesel engines.