I have a 2001 Hydra-sports WA with an Evinrude 150 Ficht, 167 hours so far. As some of you may recall my posts of already having some minor issues with it, I am looking into buying an extended warranty. Talking to my dealer about it, they gave me the info on a company called Pinnacle. Its not offered by the manufacture. According to my dealer its better anyway. They told me about 30% of their customers buy this warranty and every time my Dealer has had to submit a claim it goes through smoothly. My Dealer likes dealing with Pinnacle better than dealing with Evinrude.<br />Through the Pinnacle plan I have 3 months left to take the plan. After 11 months of ownership the plan is not offered as a new engine warranty. The plan is going to cost $1500 and it gives me 4 years worth of coverage. My dealer explained the coverage and I read the pamphlet. In short it basically states that just about everything is covered with very few exceptions like wiring harnesses and rubber tubing unless failure due to a covered part. The only way to void the warranty is if I fail to keep up with proper maintenance and if I let the 2 cycle oil run dry or if I never change the gear case fluid. In other words lack of lubrication voids it unless its caused by a oil delivery problem. In that case everything is covered. <br /><br />Sounds like a no brainer to me, $375 dollars a year broken down. With the high cost of engine repairs sounds like an easy decision. Just one major repair can be thousands more. I have already gone through 2 lower Units and an oil sending unit covered by Evinrude. I have one more season on the Evinrude warranty. If a lower unit goes after that it'll cost me around $2500.<br /><br />So after my long descriptive post, my question is this: Does anybody have experience with Pinnacle and is the company reputable?<br /><br />Thanks so much for all your advice. This is a great Web site for newbies like myself. FNG = F*ck'in New Guy. 