Crazy how this thread has a life of its own.
I find if funny how Jimmy takes liberty at disseminating information that he has limited information on or no direct experience with (true mark of a professional i guess). I have been on Brian's boat and have fished it. Brian claims there is a slight knock in the one motor but I am not sure there is. The engines ran perfect every time I had been on the boat. One sounds slightly different than the other at idle until it warms up. However with my experience of owning and running twin engine boats I know that both engines rarely sound exactly the same at idle especially when cold. Once warmed up there was nothing noticed at all by me. Brian even took his boat to Tri-State Marine in Maryland, who is a VERY reputable dealer, to have them go over the engines and fully service them before the last time I fished with him. They told him not to worry about it and RUN the motor. They could have easily talked him into work on the motor at that time but being a good dealer told him just to run the motor. Since Brian has claimed to hear a slight "knock" at idle he has also learned that these motors drop 2 cylinders at idle by design. I am not sure that what he is hearing is a result of that. Though I am not a repair man, my thoughts are that Brian is just an over-sensitive boat owner and maintenance freak who wants the world to be absolutely perfect (sorry Brian, you are ANAL). With the way the motors have performed while I have been on the boat I am not sure there is anything wrong at all. With that said, I probably have been one to influence him not to put it in the ad and discuss it with someone who is interested in the boat. After that, It would be up to the buyer to go over the boat with a surveyor or mechanic and make a more educated judgment on the motors (as any buyer should)... To sit behind a computer without knowing someone or the boat is nothing more than keyboard diagnosing without all the information.
Again, I have been on this boat and the motors performed flawlessly eveytime I had been on the boat. The last trip, in the middle of Nov, we ran from Solomons Island MD to the Chesapeake Bay, trolled all day, and steamed home. They ran smoothly and didnt even sneeze despite being hours at near dead idle. I wish my OptiMax was as quiet and smooth as these motors.
I believe Jimmy to be sore that some, including myself, disagree with his points made and he feels compelled to win everyone over at all costs regardless of what it takes..
I find if funny how Jimmy takes liberty at disseminating information that he has limited information on or no direct experience with (true mark of a professional i guess). I have been on Brian's boat and have fished it. Brian claims there is a slight knock in the one motor but I am not sure there is. The engines ran perfect every time I had been on the boat. One sounds slightly different than the other at idle until it warms up. However with my experience of owning and running twin engine boats I know that both engines rarely sound exactly the same at idle especially when cold. Once warmed up there was nothing noticed at all by me. Brian even took his boat to Tri-State Marine in Maryland, who is a VERY reputable dealer, to have them go over the engines and fully service them before the last time I fished with him. They told him not to worry about it and RUN the motor. They could have easily talked him into work on the motor at that time but being a good dealer told him just to run the motor. Since Brian has claimed to hear a slight "knock" at idle he has also learned that these motors drop 2 cylinders at idle by design. I am not sure that what he is hearing is a result of that. Though I am not a repair man, my thoughts are that Brian is just an over-sensitive boat owner and maintenance freak who wants the world to be absolutely perfect (sorry Brian, you are ANAL). With the way the motors have performed while I have been on the boat I am not sure there is anything wrong at all. With that said, I probably have been one to influence him not to put it in the ad and discuss it with someone who is interested in the boat. After that, It would be up to the buyer to go over the boat with a surveyor or mechanic and make a more educated judgment on the motors (as any buyer should)... To sit behind a computer without knowing someone or the boat is nothing more than keyboard diagnosing without all the information.
Again, I have been on this boat and the motors performed flawlessly eveytime I had been on the boat. The last trip, in the middle of Nov, we ran from Solomons Island MD to the Chesapeake Bay, trolled all day, and steamed home. They ran smoothly and didnt even sneeze despite being hours at near dead idle. I wish my OptiMax was as quiet and smooth as these motors.
I believe Jimmy to be sore that some, including myself, disagree with his points made and he feels compelled to win everyone over at all costs regardless of what it takes..
