A hydrofoil could void a warranty. Most likely related to damaged caused by the foil. Which generally would be the anti-ventilation plate.
I can see the use of a non Mercury propeller being used on a Mercury motor voiding a warranty claim if the propeller harms the lower unit. Shops need to...
Different perspectives on the world.
I worked for one company the majority of my life and then for five plus years following that with another company after I retired. Lockheed being the first and Yamaha being the second. If anything, when in doubt, both companies erred on the side of the customer.
If part of the anti ventilation plate broke off and a hydrofoil was installed I can see that not being covered by a warranty. If something unrelated to anti ventilation plate became defective, and it would otherwise be covered by a warranty, I suspect the defective part would covered under the...
Why is that? I used a hydrofoil first on my Mercury 175EFI and then on my Yamaha F200. Worked extremely well. Great bang for the buck. I did modify mine so that it was clamped on such that I did not have to drill holes. Did that so that if it did not work I could remove it.
Interesting to me that Mercury Marine once used a separate electromagnet alternator on some 115 models and now seems to have changed to the permanent magnet type of alternator.
Given the high costs of labour here in the US, the days of repairing components such as an alternator seem to be long gone. Do marine mechanics even know how to do this today? Easier, faster and more than likely cheaper just to throw a new alternator own. With better assurances that a problem...
You test for output directly at the alternator. With the alternator being connected to a known good battery after having confirmed that the wiring to the battery is in good condition. If there is no or substandard output the modus operandi today is to replace the alternator as one unit. Using an...
You seem to be looking for a permanent magnet alternator which is not used on your model. As noted in the post above, a conventional electromagnet alternator is used. See photo below.
The rectifier/regulator is a component within the alternator assembly.
Hopefully just the fuse in the fused...
Without predicting what the failure mode of a dead battery will be in the future, I cannot hazard a guess as to what the results will be.
If in a lake right near the marina, go ahead and give it a try. If 50 miles offshore, on a stormy day, when it is getting dark, I would first try starting...
If the motor was tilted up when started it is not unreasonable to think the pick up tube will be out of the oil.
I am still confused as to whether the light stayed lit or not.
What light?
Now that I think about it the OP probably had low oil pressure given that hte started with the motor tilted up. Running the motor down probably alleviated the low oil pressure but the light might have remain lit until the motor was turned off. At the next start cycle the light might not be...
No oil level sensor. Only an oil pressure sensor.
You made no mention of an alarm sounding or the motor going into RPM reduction mode. Usually the light, the alarm and the reduction mode all occur at the same time.
Is the light within a Yamaha tachometer or is it a standalone light?
As a side comment, I would say that if the starting battery failed to do its job of cranking the motor I would not parallel (combine) the two batteries without first seeing if the house battery alone would crank the motor on its own. Although perhaps not likely, it has been observed that...
