Sea-Dog
12-11-2009, 07:36 PM
I have a 60Hp, 4 - Stroke Yamaha tiller steer outboard that was due for its 100 Hour service.
This was only the second scheduled service on the motor. The first service was done at 20 Hours/3 Months.
The first service cost was $324, and was done where I bought the boat - Stones Corner Marine.
At 12 Months/94 Hours I decided to do a bit of price checking.
Stones Corner wanted $600
Wynnum Marine wanted $500
Yatala Yamaha wanted $400
I rung Stones corner back to see if they would negotiate on price. "No" was the answer.
I booked the boat in for service the next week at Yatala.
Yatala Yamaha were willing to let me watch the entire servicing process if I wanted to. Unfortunately I had other stuff I had to do.
When I arrived back at Yatala, they had done a computer printout from the diagnostic program.
They even re-connected the computer so that I could see the diagnostic program in action.
The technician told me of a fault code from when the motor was 0.1 hours running time, that had not been previously cancelled. (I wonder if the other guys had ever connected the motor to a computer for diagnosis.)
He also suggested that the 13" pitch propeller was a bit too large for the boat and that it should be running 12" or less.
This was confirmed by the computer diagnosis that the motor had never exceeded 5,000 revs, and that the motor would not produce 60Hp until the revs neared 6,000.
Also, on the water there was no difference in revs between half throttle and full throttle. So I always kept it under half throttle. (just to be on the safe side)
I was told that a new prop would cost $200 or more, but they could have my prop re-pitched for around $75
When I first bought the boat, I queried the prop pitch but was told that the 13" would be fine for my setup.
Anyway, Yatala took my 13" prop for re-pitching and gave me a spare prop to keep me on the water in case I wanted to use the boat this weekend.
Bloody good service and pricing.
The total bill came to $403.85 (including GST) - only $3.85 over the quoted amount.
I won't be going back to the opposition....
Contact details if you're interested:
Yatala Yamaha
Unit 1/11 Christensen St Stapylton/Yatala
(07) 3807 8299
Cheers, Sea-Dog
This was only the second scheduled service on the motor. The first service was done at 20 Hours/3 Months.
The first service cost was $324, and was done where I bought the boat - Stones Corner Marine.
At 12 Months/94 Hours I decided to do a bit of price checking.
Stones Corner wanted $600
Wynnum Marine wanted $500
Yatala Yamaha wanted $400
I rung Stones corner back to see if they would negotiate on price. "No" was the answer.
I booked the boat in for service the next week at Yatala.
Yatala Yamaha were willing to let me watch the entire servicing process if I wanted to. Unfortunately I had other stuff I had to do.
When I arrived back at Yatala, they had done a computer printout from the diagnostic program.
They even re-connected the computer so that I could see the diagnostic program in action.
The technician told me of a fault code from when the motor was 0.1 hours running time, that had not been previously cancelled. (I wonder if the other guys had ever connected the motor to a computer for diagnosis.)
He also suggested that the 13" pitch propeller was a bit too large for the boat and that it should be running 12" or less.
This was confirmed by the computer diagnosis that the motor had never exceeded 5,000 revs, and that the motor would not produce 60Hp until the revs neared 6,000.
Also, on the water there was no difference in revs between half throttle and full throttle. So I always kept it under half throttle. (just to be on the safe side)
I was told that a new prop would cost $200 or more, but they could have my prop re-pitched for around $75
When I first bought the boat, I queried the prop pitch but was told that the 13" would be fine for my setup.
Anyway, Yatala took my 13" prop for re-pitching and gave me a spare prop to keep me on the water in case I wanted to use the boat this weekend.
Bloody good service and pricing.
The total bill came to $403.85 (including GST) - only $3.85 over the quoted amount.
I won't be going back to the opposition....
Contact details if you're interested:
Yatala Yamaha
Unit 1/11 Christensen St Stapylton/Yatala
(07) 3807 8299
Cheers, Sea-Dog