Re: Chinese Mercury?
silvertip, for the most part I agree, however the american worker CANNOT compete if the playing field isnt level.
myself, not only did I do a six year stint as an FC in the USN, I also programmed and set up CNC lathes and mills for 6 years prior to that. prior to that worked for some automotive and marine dealerships. got medically retired from the navy in 95,since then I have been or currently certified on mercury,mariner,Tohatsu,Honda,Force,Mercruiser,volvo penta and still found time to pass the yamaha master technician certification courses.
so I know a bit about cros training.
what the american worker cannot compete with is tax breaks given to mexico,for example, to cast and build engines for GM. mexican labor laws,standards,emissions and production costs are simply way to low for a US citizen to actually make a living.
that and the quality sucks and has for the last 10 years.
most of my ford truck was HECHEN EN MEXICO.
almost all the electronics carbs and most repair kits from merc or BRP say made in mexico used to just say asembled in mexico but NAFTA fixed that.
if the playing field is level I will agree, no other country could compete with the US.
and as far as the japs? why they have been outsourcing for years. I bought a set of Mitytoyo Micrometers in 1984, both the 0-1 and the 1-2 said made in Brazil, and this is one of the fineist japanese measuring tools on the market. the starrett and the brown and sharp were either double the price or did not fit my hands.
silvertip, for the most part I agree, however the american worker CANNOT compete if the playing field isnt level.
myself, not only did I do a six year stint as an FC in the USN, I also programmed and set up CNC lathes and mills for 6 years prior to that. prior to that worked for some automotive and marine dealerships. got medically retired from the navy in 95,since then I have been or currently certified on mercury,mariner,Tohatsu,Honda,Force,Mercruiser,volvo penta and still found time to pass the yamaha master technician certification courses.
so I know a bit about cros training.
what the american worker cannot compete with is tax breaks given to mexico,for example, to cast and build engines for GM. mexican labor laws,standards,emissions and production costs are simply way to low for a US citizen to actually make a living.
that and the quality sucks and has for the last 10 years.
most of my ford truck was HECHEN EN MEXICO.
almost all the electronics carbs and most repair kits from merc or BRP say made in mexico used to just say asembled in mexico but NAFTA fixed that.
if the playing field is level I will agree, no other country could compete with the US.
and as far as the japs? why they have been outsourcing for years. I bought a set of Mitytoyo Micrometers in 1984, both the 0-1 and the 1-2 said made in Brazil, and this is one of the fineist japanese measuring tools on the market. the starrett and the brown and sharp were either double the price or did not fit my hands.
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