Re: Seloc or Clymer
I agree. I have all 3 (Clymer, Seloc, and OEM) and here is a quick summary of the differences:<br /><br />Clymer and Solec are about the same and are actually pretty good. One bad thing is that you have to weed out information that is not pertinant to your engine, although they both do a pretty good job of seperating items by model. Sometimes it can be a bit confusing, though. One good thing about these manuals is that they contain some general information that the OEM manuals don't have, such as how to winterize your engine, etc.<br /><br />The OEM manual is geared to someone who has experience working on outboard engines. They don't go into details about procedures that an experienced person would already know. For example, where the Clymer or Seloc might tell you how to apply sealant, the OEM would only tell you where to put it. The OEM manuals do go into more detail in regards to your engine, however. For example, mine covers the control box for my engine. The Clymer and Seloc manuals don't.<br /><br />If you only need to do some preventative maintenance and the occasional carb rebuild, the Clymer/Seloc would do you OK. If you want to do something like rebuilding your lower unit or powerhead, the OEM is what you want. <br /><br />I like to have all information that I can so I have all 3.
