July 2017 Manual Tilt Release Valve – Just In Case By Chris Mapp You wade back to the boat at your favorite fishing hole and notice there is fishing line tangled around your... Read More
June 2017 Preventing Catastrophic Engine Failure By Chris Mapp We talk often about maintenance schedules and the recommendation for cooling water pump replacement every year or 100 hours -... Read More
May 2017 Diagnosing High-RPM Power Loss By Chris Mapp Spring is well underway and we are about to roll into summer. You’ve had your boat out for a few... Read More
April 2017 Ins and Outs of Boat Insurance – Advocating for Owners By Chris Mapp What do you do when your engine is still under the manufacturer's warranty, and after experiencing a covered failure, your... Read More
March 2017 Yamaha Outboard Service: Lessons and Tips By Chris Mapp As a Yamaha package dealer for more than 10 years, selling and servicing the product, our technicians have exceptional opportunity... Read More
February 2017 Fiberglass and Gelcoat By Chris Mapp Here we are headed into March, the beginning of the busy warm-weather fishing season. Your boat is running great and... Read More
February 2017 Evinrude E-TEC 10-Year G1 and G2 Warranty By Chris Mapp How does it compare? You do the math! The Evinrude E-TEC 150 Gen 1 is a 60 V-6 that weighs... Read More
January 2017 Don’t Let Downtime Get You Down By Chris Mapp Happy New Year! Would you like to go the entire year of 2017 with zero breakdowns or missed time on... Read More
December 2016 Avoiding a Potentially Dangerous Trap By Chris Mapp What happens when you raise a 600-pound outboard engine six inches on a jackplate at 50-plus miles per hour–in open... Read More
November 2016 More to Routine Maintenance Than Meets the Eye! By Chris Mapp Over the past few months we have seen some significant challenges coming through our service department.Mercury's customer service called our... Read More