Nebrittany
Cadet
- Joined
- Mar 2, 2012
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- 11
I don't know if "me" asking this question for my brother is the right thing to do, or not (third hand information). Considering I just had a temporal lobectomy last Thursday, and the last thing I need to deal with is "family drama" mostly witnessed from my sister in law.
Though from what I've learned from my brother is that his "wife" has latched on to a real doozy.
The pontoon boat its self I have no idea how old it is. Or exactly what all needs to be done to it. But from what I've been told, I'd bought the boat for the motor and scrapped the boat. But this is "her" project.
Which is why the only one thing I've decided to focus is the outboard, I don't need the family drama hovering around the rest of the boat.
By what information he gave me Serial# 0T230434 Model# 1F25412YD
I was able to learn from Mercury that it's a 2001 25 Hp ELPT 4S. As to how many hours is on it, I have not a clue, at this point being his first boat. (something he didn't have much say so in buying) I'm not going to stress that matter at this point. Just once thing's get settled down, and I'm back to better health, I'll get him on a 100hr or seasonal routine of changing engine oil, lower unit lube, filter, etc. and the others that come up that I'm not going to mention to him as of yet. Who knows maybe I'll just do it for him, to stop the friction between the two of them.
Though one of the things he mentioned right off hand was that when the throttle on the remote is in neutral, the engine is it's self is wanting to run about half throttle forward. I told him with out seeing it for my self, which I'm trying to avoid at the moment at least until these head aches go away from the surgery. I can't tell him exactly what is going on, though I have an idea as to what's going on. But my final suggestion to him at the time was, considering the situations, my health, etc. I suggested him to take the boat to a Mercury repair center. Whether he listen's to me or not, is another story. I suppose I'll be finding out this Easter Sunday,
How easy this mater will be to fix, I'm uncertain since I haven't seen the problem motor personally. Which is why I come here with this matter, with out seeing it personally, and my current health in the mix, even I'm questioning my own judgment at this time. Though they both (brother & sister in-law) know if they are willing to wait til I get better, I'm willing to help him any way I can.
Though from what I've learned from my brother is that his "wife" has latched on to a real doozy.
The pontoon boat its self I have no idea how old it is. Or exactly what all needs to be done to it. But from what I've been told, I'd bought the boat for the motor and scrapped the boat. But this is "her" project.
Which is why the only one thing I've decided to focus is the outboard, I don't need the family drama hovering around the rest of the boat.
By what information he gave me Serial# 0T230434 Model# 1F25412YD
I was able to learn from Mercury that it's a 2001 25 Hp ELPT 4S. As to how many hours is on it, I have not a clue, at this point being his first boat. (something he didn't have much say so in buying) I'm not going to stress that matter at this point. Just once thing's get settled down, and I'm back to better health, I'll get him on a 100hr or seasonal routine of changing engine oil, lower unit lube, filter, etc. and the others that come up that I'm not going to mention to him as of yet. Who knows maybe I'll just do it for him, to stop the friction between the two of them.
Though one of the things he mentioned right off hand was that when the throttle on the remote is in neutral, the engine is it's self is wanting to run about half throttle forward. I told him with out seeing it for my self, which I'm trying to avoid at the moment at least until these head aches go away from the surgery. I can't tell him exactly what is going on, though I have an idea as to what's going on. But my final suggestion to him at the time was, considering the situations, my health, etc. I suggested him to take the boat to a Mercury repair center. Whether he listen's to me or not, is another story. I suppose I'll be finding out this Easter Sunday,
How easy this mater will be to fix, I'm uncertain since I haven't seen the problem motor personally. Which is why I come here with this matter, with out seeing it personally, and my current health in the mix, even I'm questioning my own judgment at this time. Though they both (brother & sister in-law) know if they are willing to wait til I get better, I'm willing to help him any way I can.