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[cterrebonne]

its illegal for the oem to void your warranty because you installed it yourself. Thats the dealer telling you that so they can make money on the install. If you want to install yourself, do it, then bring it to the dealer and get them to fill out a PDI form (pre delivery inspection) once you have a copy of that form signed by them you are good as gold. The pdi covers your butt. Also if you need to get warranty work done bring it to another dealer and tell them your wife bought it for you as a present. If its a BRP product let me know i might still have some pull.

[joe7670]

Good to know.

Anyone have any comments on the comparison of warranties where Honda is doing 5 years, Yamaha is 2-3, Suzuki 3

[macojoe]

Suzy's are 6 years the last I knew??

I have heard of the inspection but I have heard most will n ot do it if you did not buy it from them?? Look up Ed's marine they have some nice deals.

http://www.edsmarinesuperstore.com/outboards.htm

[THEFERMANATOR]

Originally Posted by cterrebonne

its illegal for the oem to void your warranty because you installed it yourself. Thats the dealer telling you that so they can make money on the install. If you want to install yourself, do it, then bring it to the dealer and get them to fill out a PDI form (pre delivery inspection) once you have a copy of that form signed by them you are good as gold. The pdi covers your butt. Also if you need to get warranty work done bring it to another dealer and tell them your wife bought it for you as a present. If its a BRP product let me know i might still have some pull.

It's stated in MANY of the warranties that it it must be checked by an authorized dealer before the first start-up. ED'S MARINE got into BIG trouble over this a few years back, and ALOT of engines he sold got voided warranties because of this. I know quite a few dealers will work with you on the install and charge you a $1K or so do just hang the engine and hook up the connections and do the first start for you and keep all the warranty terms intact. If you buy an engine though and do the whole install yourself and don't take it to a licensed dealer to verify the install before the first start they CAN and WILL void your warranty. As CT pointed out the PDI(pre deliver inspection) MUST be completed by a dealer.

[randlemanboater]

When I bought my new mota in 03 I installed and they sent in the warranty with no inspection of my job........it may depend on the dealer.

[cterrebonne]

Originally Posted by THEFERMANATOR

I know quite a few dealers will work with you on the install and charge you a $1K or so do just hang the engine and hook up the connections and do the first start for you and keep all the warranty terms intact. .

the dealership i just left would only charge 400 for the whole installation of everything. we were one of the top 25 for 2008, so it wasn't a small dealership. those guys must be making a fortune.

[spareparts]

Hankle Marine down here has ben advertising soem erally good deals on Yamaha motor lately, you might try with them, they are generally pretty good to work with

[macojoe]

Yamaha 150 $9k

http://www.boats.net/outboard_motor/Yamaha/parts.html

[reyb]

Fwiw, got a quote for a '09 Suzuki 140 4-stroke. Motor is around $9300, controls/prop/gauge/? around $1k, and rigging it another $1k. These figures are aproximations from what I remember but the total with tax is around $11700. I asked about rigging it myself and he didn't have a problem but he did mention the PDI but didn't mention about the "first start" thing. DiamonSuzuki.com does mention on their website that they don't ship to a non-authorized dealer but can make an arrangement with your local dealer. If I buy out of state I would save around $300 in taxes(local tax minus shipping cost). If I rig it myself it would save me another $1k or so. $1k for controls/prop/gauge/?...does that sound right? I wonder if those parts can be gotten for less.

[Jetty Rocker]

I found that dealers will charge less if you de-rig your boat before taking it to them for a repower. For them time is money. Also if you rig it youself and they have to re-rig what you've done they will charge you per hour which could get expensive. In my area the dealers are around $85 an hour.