susqking
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Motor is a 2002 with 1,000 hours and has never had an issue. Took the motor in for 1000 maintenace and mechanic called to tell me about the corrosion and sent me a pic. The motor is run in the upper Chesapeake most of the year and is docked way back in a creek which I woud consider almost fresh water. So the issue is not isolated to ocean run boats like I have heard in the past. The good news is Yamaha came out with a parts kit at a reduced price the repair is about $2200 back in January the repair would have been around $3500. He said it's the worst he has seen. The motor has never overheated and has always ran like a clock, hopefully she will run another 10 years.
Anthony
Anthony