Re;- Boat motor mechanics

[SOL_LADY]

Can anyone recommend someone like this in Vic?

I live in Frankston. Already have a brilliant mobile mechanic for
the car.(Just wish he could do boat motors too) :rolleyes:

Tight lines,

Gae.

[Stu_000]

Gae

Go and do a TAFE (or VIC equivalent?)course and do it all yourself!

[SOL_LADY]

Originally posted by Stu_000
Gae

Go and do a TAFE (or VIC equivalent?)course and do it all yourself!

Thank's :) I never thought of doing that ;)
I'll make some enquiries and see how I go

Tight lines to you,

Gae :)

[Lone Ranger]

TAFE outboard course aren't that good really. What they teach you, other qualified mechanics have since said not to do! Two totally different stories. Just get it serviced professionally Gae, lots easier than having to buy all the accessories etc to service it yourself! :D

PS .... didn't get the email whatsover thus still waiting for the photos!!!! :(

[Stu_000]

I think you will find that across the industry there are so many opinions and ideas in this area that sometimes you have to go with what the manufacturer recommends, especially when under warranty. TAFE only teach the basics ie servicing, replacing impellors etc, so surely there can be too many contentious issues involved with the course Carol?

[Lone Ranger]

We are talking re basic daily maintenance here, not even service or more involved things. Anyhow I won't go into this as I know what this can get to, especially when both of us here are females! :rolleyes: :p Anyhow, I may be attending an outboard course run by a qualified mechanic who belongs to a boat school and comes highly recommended by Mitch and is rather well known in the industry ;) and he wants to take me through it in my own outboard too which is great, and best thing is they genuinely want to help me and not doing it just for the $$$. Not many people like that these day ..... other than the guy who always likes to give me shxx on the forum ;)

If anyone is interested, I may be able to sort out something for a small group as I know them well.

I'll PM you Gae, there is a place that may be able to help you ;)

[SOL_LADY]

I get the picture :)

Thanks ;)

Gae.

[Stu_000]

Originally posted by Lone Ranger
We are talking re basic daily maintenance here, not even service or more involved things. Anyhow I won't go into this as I know what this can get to, especially when both of us here are females! :rolleyes: :p

Surely your gender is not an issue here Carol? ;)

[Lone Ranger]

What I meant was, the motor language etc etc is bound to get too deep like impellers, carburetors, spark plugs, sumps, grease nipples, so much so we may get lost and not comprehend a word so why waste both our time ..... I must say though a lot of females weren't born with comprehending this type of thing, unlike guys I reckon. And yes there are issues in this male dominated environment and you know it ;) And now that you'be brought up this topic let me get started ... :eek: Like for example, I've had PMs in the past when I first started boating from guys sneering/insulting me because I advised them I wasn't ready to take them out as my non-boater and then he even suggested he would take over my boat :rolleyes: and another advising me that I asked silly questions and that I was degrading all the females at the same time when I honestly had to ask when I didn't know what else to do.

... err Gae must be the only person in Victoria that owns a boat and needs an outboard mechanic :p

[Stu_000]

Well that's sounds like a distinct lack of maturity from those people who sent that crap through by PM. Funny they didn't have the balls to post that sort of stuff up for everyone to read.

It takes all sorts and you get idiots where ever you go :p