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Family bought our first ever boat in June of this year, a used 2007 Crownline 220EX. It came with a Mercruiser 5.0l MPI Serial OW673826 DOM Nov 2006. Needless to say our first boating experience was not a positive one. The dealer, who will remain nameless at this point, said the boat had been thoroughly inspected and was ready to go. We got the boat in the water and after 5 minutes, alarms went off and boat died and could not be restarted. During that 5 minutes there was no power and could never even get it in plane. Little did I know I would be getting my triathlon swim training by jumping in the lake and swim/towing my family back to the dock.
We brought the boat back to the dealer and they said it the impeller had disintegrated and stopped running causing an overheat. We paid to have it replaced and a month later we got it back and they said after much testing the boat was perfect and ready to go.
Got it back in the water and surprise it wouldn't start. They killed the two batteries. Replaced those and still wouldn't start and realized the starter was dead. Brought the boat back to the dealer and they said they'd have to replace the starter but they were too busy and it was too tough of a job.
Clearly the last straw with them. Took it to another shop and they got the starter replaced but found the motor to be running rough. They found no corrosion on the distributor but the spark plugs were bad and there was no compression in #2.
I have spent the last week reading here trying to find some glimmer of hope. We have spent a pretty penny for less than 5 minutes of boating time. Now trying to decide if we just take it to a better shop and have them get it running or since it is too late in the season what should we do ourselves to save some money? On the plus, time is on our side and we are fairly mechanically inclined.
I am sorry for the long winded post but wanted to vent a little. Guidance or suggestions are greatly appreciated.
Jeff
We brought the boat back to the dealer and they said it the impeller had disintegrated and stopped running causing an overheat. We paid to have it replaced and a month later we got it back and they said after much testing the boat was perfect and ready to go.
Got it back in the water and surprise it wouldn't start. They killed the two batteries. Replaced those and still wouldn't start and realized the starter was dead. Brought the boat back to the dealer and they said they'd have to replace the starter but they were too busy and it was too tough of a job.
Clearly the last straw with them. Took it to another shop and they got the starter replaced but found the motor to be running rough. They found no corrosion on the distributor but the spark plugs were bad and there was no compression in #2.
I have spent the last week reading here trying to find some glimmer of hope. We have spent a pretty penny for less than 5 minutes of boating time. Now trying to decide if we just take it to a better shop and have them get it running or since it is too late in the season what should we do ourselves to save some money? On the plus, time is on our side and we are fairly mechanically inclined.
I am sorry for the long winded post but wanted to vent a little. Guidance or suggestions are greatly appreciated.
Jeff
