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Anyone using either a Clymer or Seloc manual and which is do you prefer?
 
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I have both and prefer the Clymer because it will catch more spilled oil before it starts to disintegrate. It is also thicker for propping up one leg of the table.

I tried using them as Service Manuals and invariably went to the OEM Manuals.
 
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I purchased a OEM Yamaha service manual at about $90 and was dissapointed in how vague it was. It was nothing like my OEM Evinrude service manual, that is a great service manual. Yamaha service manual IMO doesn't seem to written for the DTI boat owner, when I'm reading a repair procedures with incomplete steps on how to get there. Like it tells you to remove the lower unit but nothing else. That's my 2c anyway.
 
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I have been trying to decide whether to buy the oem manual for mine or not. I have used the Seloc and Clymers for other motors and I was always frustrated by the multiple motors and having to skip around all the other motors as I was reading about mine.
I had assumed the oem would leave out basic steps and would be vague in some areas. I better go look at one somewhere before I shell out the $90. I would hope it would at least have some good diagrams on various assemblies.
I just bought my first Yamaha last week a 2004 F150. I have done the regular maintenance on it already to be sure it was done. The foot oil, motor oil (4 stroke), oil filter, fuel filter, water seperator, spark plugs.
 
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I had the same problem with Clymer manual on my Evinrude. I bought a OEM Evinrude manual that was the best manual I've owned.

My OEM Yamaha has a good wiring diagram. Exploded pictures of assemblies are good too. My complant is IMO the lack of detailed steps and changing parts. I may be to picky due to working on military aircraft for years and it was all in there. I would try to take a peak at one if you could. I'm beginning to believe you need to own more than one manual to get it. The Yam OEM manual IMO should be around $50 not $90.
 
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I haven't but for $10 it might be worth it. I guess then you can print out just what you want or are repairing. Would like to also know if anyone has tried it too. Great link!
 
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Ken, same situation as you. --So, the following was purchased on infamous ebay:


http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/e...0502991196&viewitem=&sspagename=STRK:MEWNX:IT

$6 with free shipping for 1984 - 2003 service manuals as .pdfs? Hell, one can print up the pages of interest, then use the pages to clean up the spilled oil.

In the past years working with the Johnson/Evinrude forum, you'd be amazed how many times I "scanned" pages to post onto iBoats forums to help with a question..

I'll tell you how it goes!
 
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Thanks kameika, looks like a great addition to my book colllection!
 
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I purchased an electronic manual and it was the pdf of the oem manual.
 
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Was it the PFD of the Yamaha OEM manual? That would be a steal for $10! If so which site did you use?
 
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I have a Seloc for my Mercury outboard i am a novice and find it tends to explain it as if the reader is a expert mechanic !!

Also i find some of the pictures very dark so your trying to see what they mean, but the things are so dark you struggle..

Maybe an expert would know and not have a problem but to me its hard going .
 
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Still a good buy compared to the paper version at $90. Anybody know what the $10 version gets ya?
 
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Thanks guys, glad to see I'm not the only one out there frustrated. I also have manuals that the pictures are to dark to distiguish what they are showing too. Still hands down Evinrude/Johnson OEM best ever used!!
 
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The manual I got was the OEm.

I have a manual for a 115 - I believe it is a etlf
 
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