Blew up my motor today....

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Permalink Reply by Aaron Christel on March 24, 2009 at 2:04pm

Oh, and to the guys in the blue crestliner that towed me in today on Sammamish, Thanks a million. :)

Permalink Reply by BigBass Dez on March 24, 2009 at 4:54pm

DARN IT AARON ! im really sorry that happen man . i know how you feel right now also ..I know of one guy that sells rebuilds .. he is in Illinois but dont worry about high shipping cost because the motor will ride the greyhound to downtown seattle ..($50.) i will shoot him a email with your requirements .. question do you have to get the same outboard or are you open ?

BTW. on another note , I just got the box of goodies from WCCT today so i will bring them to ya at the open .. hang in there bro ! ill work on that outboard all this week ..call me later !!

AARON373V said:

Oh, and to the guys in the blue crestliner that towed me in today on Sammamish, Thanks a million. :)

Permalink Reply by Aaron Christel on March 24, 2009 at 5:00pm

thanks man! I had a trolling motor sent up from Portland a few years ago. They sent it on AmTrak and it cost $25. FedEx would have been like $150?

Thanks for getting that stuff!

BigBass Dez said:

DARN IT AARON ! im really sorry that happen man . i know how you feel right now also ..I know of one guy that sells rebuilds .. he is in Illinois but dont worry about high shipping cost because the motor will ride the greyhound to downtown seattle ..($50.) i will shoot him a email with your requirements .. question do you have to get the same outboard or are you open ?

BTW. on another note , I just got the box of goodies from WCCT today so i will bring them to ya at the open .. hang in there bro ! ill work on that outboard all this week ..call me later !!

AARON373V said:

Oh, and to the guys in the blue crestliner that towed me in today on Sammamish, Thanks a million. :)

Permalink Reply by Jordan Doucet on March 24, 2009 at 5:04pm

Aaron,
Sorry to hear that man. I'll keep my eye out for you.

Permalink Reply by Mark Shugdinis on March 24, 2009 at 5:14pm

Check with Tom at Toms outboards in Olympia. He may have something or I know he rebuilt a powerhead on a 200 for me for around 3500 bucks and turned it around in about a week.

Permalink Reply by Aaron Christel on March 24, 2009 at 5:19pm

Thats good info, I'll check into it. Thanks! It's funny because what make me the maddest is the fact that the fish where biting today! ;)

Mark Shugdinis said:

Check with Tom at Toms outboards in Olympia. He may have something or I know he rebuilt a powerhead on a 200 for me for around 3500 bucks and turned it around in about a week.

Permalink Reply by Aaron Christel on March 24, 2009 at 7:04pm

I wouldn't mind a few more ponies back there.

Shawn McDaniel said:

Hey Aaron sorry to here about the motor .You can always give Eric Simon a call,my motor s sick. But it is alot for shipping. His prices in my opinion are great because the motor that you get back is better than it was when it was new. And turn around is quick. Heres his number if your interested and let him know i told ya to call.760-440-9334

Permalink Reply by John McHenry on March 24, 2009 at 8:17pm

Aaron, you might try giving Dave Winnie a call at Sky Valley Marine in Monroe. He usually has several rebuilds. You can reach him at (360) 794-4116. Good luck!

Permalink Reply by Chris Blandi on March 24, 2009 at 8:42pm

Wouldn't be a bad idea to look at a XR6 if you can find one. They are bulletproof engines. Sorry to hear about your motor.

Permalink Reply by Aaron Christel on March 24, 2009 at 10:29pm

there is one for sale in Moses Lake for $4500. It's on craigslist. Anyone know the guy selling it? Its a long shaft 150.

Permalink Reply by Daniel on March 25, 2009 at 2:10am

For one I don't think you can put a long shaft on a bass boat. For two you can get a reman block from Merc for under 4500 and have it rebuilt then you will at least have a 1 year warranty. Just buying another old motor that could blow up in a week is probably the last thing you want to do. Give Eric a call and see if he will do yours. He doesnt typically do those types of motors but since things are slow he said hes been doing other things out side of the normal.


AARON373V said:

there is one for sale in Moses Lake for $4500. It's on craigslist. Anyone know the guy selling it? Its a long shaft 150.

Permalink Reply by Marc Marcantonio on March 25, 2009 at 8:55am

Definitely check with Tom at Tom's Outboard in Olympia like Mark suggested. Tom is the best outboard mechanic and rebuilder on the west coast, and he is also the most reasonable. (360)754-3882. It is worth at least a call to see what he suggests.

ciao,
Marc

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