Re: OMC Cobra makes racket....
While I have found an OMC mechanic, I question his abilities, and am not overly impressed with his $80 an hour work rate.... especially when I've watched him work. For $80 an hour, he better be about 150 lbs, and on a dead run everywhere he goes. I walked into his shop the other day, and he was leaned back in his chair, and taking a nap. I wonder who's boat he's billing this time to. He's never wrong, and quotes at $300, then when you pick up your boat, it's $600.
When I asked a guy at the hardware store about him, he called him the "pilfer-er". Then, another guy walked up to the counter, and said he was "fleeced" by him. I severly doubt that we're the only three around that have been taken by him. But, in this area, if you have "old junk", who are you going to go to? The real problem lies with taking it back twice... after it's supposedly "fixed."
This is why I've bought Clymer's manuals (way better than Seloc) for every piece of junk I've owned. I've been very impressed with their descriptions, as well as the diagrams/pictures. My brother in law was in the process of restoring an older Yamaha motorcycle, and I mentioned to him about a Clymer's. He bought it, and called me to tell me how impressed he was with it. He's an auto-mechanic, and usually consults the original manufacturer's site and manuals.... But he was wowed by the Clymers.
Hopefully your buddy gets back to me... It's not a hurry, as our boating season is about done here. Probably around a month, month and a half away from ice.
