Any johnyrude mechs here in NH or ME?

[alden135]

I thought my boat was fixed by the mech who worked on it a couple months ago. I just found out that when he was able to get the 6k rpm out of it that he did it on a flush adapter.

Are any of you guys in my area? I need someone to fix this thing. I can't do it.

 

[Silvertip]

Re: Any johnyrude mechs here in NH or ME?

Give us something to go on! What's the issue? There may be nothing wrong with the engine. If it has a prop with too much pitch it will not reach 6000 rpm no matter what a mechanic does. If it did before and now doesn't that's a different story. If the boat is bottom fowled that will also slow it down. Check your local yellow pages for Marinas and Boat Dealers.

 

[alden135]

Re: Any johnyrude mechs here in NH or ME?

My 1990 120 looper has been a soap opera since I bought it. The combined posts of OBJ, RJohnson, Walker, Joe Reeves, rodbolt, JB, and others would exceed the amount of pages in The House of the Seven Gables.

I need to find a mechanic. The yellow pages get me lots of dealers that won't touch a 1990 Johnson. The mech I had work on it is a very nice guy, but reving on a flush adapter is a basic outboard 101 no no.

 

[GlasV162]

Re: Any johnyrude mechs here in NH or ME?

Be careful, or it might turn into another version of the "Soup Nazi" Seinfeld episode. I've had the same auto mechanic for nearly 10 years; wish I could say the same for my boat. I've been through several bad experiences, ranging from not wanting to honor a warranty to slow service to being told to f-ck off by my mechanic after my boat sat in his yard for 6 weeks for winterization. When the demand exceeds the supply, it pretty much gives them a license to treat you however they want, because if you don't come back, there's a line of people waiting behind you. Good luck.