Hi everyone, I have a hige problem here. I own a 2001 yamaha 800XL and last summer I left the drain plugs loose and of course it turned into a fishing bobber overnight. I have made some phone calls and it'll cost me about 2,000 - 3,000$ to take it into a shop and have them put in a new motor. I have a good friend whos mechanically inclined and I am so - so. I was thinking about ordering a new motor myself and installing it. Has anyone had to replace a jet ski motor and is it hard to do? Do you really need a marine mechanic to do the job? Or am I better off spending the extra money and having the shop do it? Thanks!!!!
I might have missed a guess, but here are the ones that I noted:
JerkinLips – March 27th, then April 7th
Brianf. – March 28th
Bobberwatcher – April….
MikeG3Boat – April 10th
SkunkedAgain – early April, then April 21st
Definitely a tough year for guesses, as it seemed to be a no-brainer early ice out. Then it got cold and snowed again.
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Hi everyone, I have a hige problem here. I own a 2001 yamaha 800XL and last summer I left the drain plugs loose and of course it turned into a fishing bobber overnight. I have made some phone calls and it'll cost me about 2,000 - 3,000$ to take it into a shop and have them put in a new motor. I have a good friend whos mechanically inclined and I am so - so. I was thinking about ordering a new motor myself and installing it. Has anyone had to replace a jet ski motor and is it hard to do? Do you really need a marine mechanic to do the job? Or am I better off spending the extra money and having the shop do it? Thanks!!!!
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