Props to Lakeland

[mbrown2]

I have to give props to Lakeland even though I have had better boating weekends than this last weekend.
Saturday 11:00am....launch...meet up with Rocky and getting ready to make a run down to the Copper and ride the white caps...port motor is not idling great; figured it was cold since it had been sitting for 4 months......get to the bouys...motor is really low on power and won't rev...limp back figuring fouled plugs but wanted to make sure...so on the trailer to Lakeland....Gil and Team at Lakeland drop what they are doing check/change plugs...do compression check and everything checks out except one cylinder bank is colder than the other....check thermostat and find small pebble holding it open with triggers a rich condition....Get that taken care of and have them change the plugs in the starboard motor as well and while checking diags on other engine, find by listening to motor like a Ferrari mechanic small oil bleeder line pinched/cut.....traced/replaced and back to the ramp..... Drop back in around 3:00...and boats purrs like the day I took possesion...made a couple runs and it ran great...
Sunday 10:00am...launch...run to Steamboat, run to backside of the Island...all gauges check out, running on back side of the island at around 45 (I am teaching the wife to drive at this point out in the wide part of the lake), I have her turn around....start to hear loud knock in the motor that gets worse really quick...turn it off...and then limp in..
Monday 8:00am...call Lakeland...speak to Ritchey, he is bummed to hear about it and asks if I can bring it right in...drop it off an hour later. They looked at it yesterday and it locked up...not sure what it is...but the motor has only 59 hours on it and is 6 months out of warranty...last time before the weekend that it had been run was October (which was when Warranty expired)....Ritchie tried to talk to Merc today about helping out, they Ok'd him to tear it down and find out what broke..(given the situation), so hopefully Merc will step up...either way Ritchey and Lakeland have stepped up at this point. Kudos to them...just wanted to pass along my experience...

[BoatFloating]

Mike, it's great to hear that Lakeland stepped up to go to bat for you. I hope they can figure what went wrong and Merc fix it if it was something on their end. The one thing Lakeland does is try and help you get back on the water with a walk in. They have been helpful lately in getting my boat dialed in. Still some work to go but I know Richie, Lou and Gil and the rest of the Lakeland crew will get it handled.... :D

[mbrown2]

Rock, thanks for the offer on the ride on Sunday......we jumped in with Dennis26 after putting her on the trailer.....when your boat breaks, it is always great to take your ice chest, jump in another boat and drink your sorrows away ;) ....Sunday was a awesome day weather wise....Saturday afternoon was a blast even with the drama, Saturday night was a great food at Zman's and fun drinking at SBullet's......River Season has begun....
I will be doing a lot of Boat Biatching until I can get one back on the water...
Two boats down in less than a week.....at least I am getting it out of the way in March and not May :D

[BoatFloating]

Rock, thanks for the offer on the ride on Sunday......we jumped in with Dennis26 after putting her on the trailer.....when your boat breaks, it is always great to take your ice chest, jump in another boat and drink your sorrows away ;) ....Sunday was a awesome day weather wise....Saturday afternoon was a blast even with the drama, Saturday night was a great food at Zman's and fun drinking at SBullet's......River Season has begun....
I will be doing a lot of Boat Biatching until I can get one back on the water...
Two boats down in less than a week.....at least I am getting it out of the way in March and not May :D
Like I said Mike you are more and happy to ride with me on the 8th-10th and any other time. have you, Jamie and Smokey (my boy loves saying hey Smokey) are all welcome aboard. Hell maybe you'll show me some driving skills with the wackers....
I talked to my prop guy and he suggested I try your 28P 4 blades. He said the 15" wheel is better for a heavier boat like mine. So if you don't mind next week I'll try them out and have them back at Lakeland on Monday....

[mbrown2]

I talked to my prop guy and he suggested I try your 28P 4 blades. He said the 15" wheel is better for a heavier boat like mine. So if you don't mind next week I'll try them out and have them back at Lakeland on Monday....
No problem, try them...and take this with you as my permission slip...

[BoatFloating]

No problem, try them...and take this with you as my permission slip...
Thanks man.... Keep me posted on how goes the repairs....
:D

[phebus]

Rocky and Mike, just out of curiosity, what type of props are you guys running with those wackers?

[Kilrtoy]

WHOLLY SHIAT,
That sucks Mike sorry to hear this......
I hope it is something simple...
I know its no prize, but if you like you and the wife can ride with us......
You can teach me all the little tricks you know.....
Wow keep us posted....

[mbrown2]

Rocky and Mike, just out of curiosity, what type of props are you guys running with those wackers?
I forget on Rock's boat....but I am currently running 15x28" 4 blade cleavers....I like the 3 blade 14 1/2 x 30" cleavers best, and I might be trying 14 1/2" x 32"'s 3 blade's next...
BTW, nice meeting you and the wife at the Turtle on Saturday...you missed some good food that night...wish you guys could have made it..

[mbrown2]

WHOLLY SHIAT,
That sucks Mike sorry to hear this......
I hope it is something simple...
I know its no prize, but if you like you and the wife can ride with us......
You can teach me all the little tricks you know.....
Wow keep us posted....
Thanks Kilr, I appreciate the offer...

[Havasu Hangin']

Sorry to hear that, Mike.
Your welcome on my boat, if you don't mind the "inboard experience".

[phebus]

I forget on Rock's boat....but I am currently running 15x28" 4 blade cleavers....I like the 3 blade 14 1/2 x 30" cleavers best, and I might be trying 14 1/2" x 32"'s 3 blade's next...
BTW, nice meeting you and the wife at the Turtle on Saturday...you missed some good food that night...wish you guys could have made it..
It was a pleasure meeting you and your wife also. Sorry we passed on dinner, but my back was killing me, and by the time we pulled out, and wiped the boat down, I was done. Looking forward to seeing you out there again soon, and I hope Merc. steps up and takes care of you, and you can get back on the water soon.

[mbrown2]

Sorry to hear that, Mike.
Your welcome on my boat, if you don't mind the "inboard experience".
Thanks...appreciate it. (I guess).....I feel a little bit leary bumming a ride from a guy who calls it an "Inboard Experience"....are'nt you the same guy who his having his "blower polished"? you are starting to scare me... :idea: :D

[Havasu Hangin']

Thanks...appreciate it. (I guess).....I feel a little bit leary bumming a ride from a guy who calls it an "Inboard Experience"....are'nt you the same guy who his having his "blower polished"? you are starting to scare me... :idea: :D
Wait til you get onboard...you "wacka guys" should fit right in.
:supp:

[boatnam2]

we have the pontoon boat at lakeland.there has been a on going problem with the thing for about 2 years but i dont use it only my buddy and he is a lazy ass and takes it to all these hole in the wall places that have never fixed it right.all this time he has been telling me it has the wrong propeller so i told him to step up and take it to lakeland which he did and they found the problem right away something in the fuel system so it is getting fixed and should eb good as new props to lakeland.

[SBullet]

I have to give props to Lakeland even though I have had better boating weekends than this last weekend.
Saturday 11:00am....launch...meet up with Rocky and getting ready to make a run down to the Copper and ride the white caps...port motor is not idling great; figured it was cold since it had been sitting for 4 months......get to the bouys...motor is really low on power and won't rev...limp back figuring fouled plugs but wanted to make sure...so on the trailer to Lakeland....Gil and Team at Lakeland drop what they are doing check/change plugs...do compression check and everything checks out except one cylinder bank is colder than the other....check thermostat and find small pebble holding it open with triggers a rich condition....Get that taken care of and have them change the plugs in the starboard motor as well and while checking diags on other engine, find by listening to motor like a Ferrari mechanic small oil bleeder line pinched/cut.....traced/replaced and back to the ramp..... Drop back in around 3:00...and boats purrs like the day I took possesion...made a couple runs and it ran great...
Sunday 10:00am...launch...run to Steamboat, run to backside of the Island...all gauges check out, running on back side of the island at around 45 (I am teaching the wife to drive at this point out in the wide part of the lake), I have her turn around....start to hear loud knock in the motor that gets worse really quick...turn it off...and then limp in..
Monday 8:00am...call Lakeland...speak to Ritchey, he is bummed to hear about it and asks if I can bring it right in...drop it off an hour later. They looked at it yesterday and it locked up...not sure what it is...but the motor has only 59 hours on it and is 6 months out of warranty...last time before the weekend that it had been run was October (which was when Warranty expired)....Ritchie tried to talk to Merc today about helping out, they Ok'd him to tear it down and find out what broke..(given the situation), so hopefully Merc will step up...either way Ritchey and Lakeland have stepped up at this point. Kudos to them...just wanted to pass along my experience...
Brown,
I hope Merc steps up and help you out!!
You know you, Jaime, and Steve always have a seat on the Nordic!! Let me know if you want me to pick you up from the Springs on Sat April 9th or Sun 10th to come hang out in Havasu?

[Kilrtoy]

Sorry to hear that, Mike.
Your welcome on my boat, if you don't mind the "inboard experience".
HARD TO PORT,
Steer clear of this offer , he aint talking about his boat this time......

[Jrocket]

Mike,sorry to hear about the motor problems.Just so you know,Jamie can ride on my boat anytime she wants!You and your bro are good swimmers,you should be ok....LOL

[mbrown2]

Mike,sorry to hear about the motor problems.Just so you know,Jamie can ride on my boat anytime she wants!You and your bro are good swimmers,you should be ok....LOL
LMAO...I normally get that response... :devil: :p :D

[OutCole'd]

Sorry to hear about the problems. At least you are getting them out of the way early in the season. So it should be clear sailing the rest of the Summer.

[Charley]

Mike... I was in Daves Office when you two were on the phone .... I heard him say "Mike" and "blown powerhead" and after he hung up I asked if that was Mike Brown.... he said ya.... :frown: :frown: / sorry to hear the bad news... maybe someone can pull some strings and get you taken care of... I hope!

[WetWillie]

Thanks for the call we could have had a beer and lunch.... Wonder what you
were looking at.. :crossx:
Mike... I was in Daves Office when you two were on the phone .... I heard him say "Mike" and "blown powerhead" and after he hung up I asked if that was Mike Brown.... he said ya.... :frown: :frown: / sorry to hear the bad news... maybe someone can pull some strings and get you taken care of... I hope!

[mbrown2]

Mike... I was in Daves Office when you two were on the phone .... I heard him say "Mike" and "blown powerhead" and after he hung up I asked if that was Mike Brown.... he said ya.... :frown: :frown: / sorry to hear the bad news... maybe someone can pull some strings and get you taken care of... I hope!
That's funny...I called and left a message with Darla at DCB just giving Dave a heads up of what happened and maybe enlist his help with Merc.....as I thought he would, he gave me a call back within hours and asked "how he could help and did I want him to a make a call"...both he and Lakeland have great relationships with Merc and so Ritchie is making progress so I let Dave know that it could wait for now...Dave's a stand-up guy; I would expect nothing less from him in all my dealings with him....

[mbrown2]

Thanks for the call we could have had a beer and lunch.... Wonder what you
were looking at.. :crossx:
Exactly, you picking colors or motors?

[BoatFloating]

Mike... I was in Daves Office when you two were on the phone .... I heard him say "Mike" and "blown powerhead" and after he hung up I asked if that was Mike Brown.... he said ya.... :frown: :frown: / sorry to hear the bad news... maybe someone can pull some strings and get you taken care of... I hope!
I got one question.... Were you under the desk bumping your head.....
:2purples: :) :hammerhea

[Jrocket]

Hey Mike,
My boat is in storage down at the Rio,your more than welcome to use it any time.Just let me know when and I'll get you the key for the lock.

[Havasu Hangin']

Mike... I was in Daves Office when you two were on the phone ....
Charley probably couldn't hear too well from under the desk...
:supp:

[HavasuDreamin']

Lew over at Lakeland always treated me well when I was on the west coast. It is nice to know that there are a few reputable shops in the marine business. I am sure they will get you taken care of. Good Luck.
HD :mix:

[mbrown2]

Hey Mike,
My boat is in storage down at the Rio,your more than welcome to use it any time.Just let me know when and I'll get you the key for the lock.
Thanks JRocket, just what I wanted to hear, I have about 15 friends going down with me this weekend....j/k...a couple weekends not having to be a captain will do me good.... :D

[missboatnam1]

mike do you have lakelands number?sorry about your motor i know the feeling.

[BoatFloating]

mike do you have lakelands number?sorry about your motor i know the feeling.
928-453-1155 :D

[missboatnam1]

thanks bf

[mbrown2]

mike do you have lakelands number?sorry about your motor i know the feeling.
Yeah, I read about your guys "Knock"...that sux....hopefully, nothing major and not too much damage....I still think the 620 is a perfect combo for your boat and drive...

[mbrown2]

Survey says....Broken Crank...first one Lou has seen in as many years as repairing these 300's....
We will see what Merc says tomorrow...
If its going break, break it big :) :cry: :)

[phebus]

Is it repairable, or did it tear everything up when it went. Hopefully Merc will step up and just ship you out a new motor.

[mbrown2]

Is it repairable, or did it tear everything up when it went. Hopefully Merc will step up and just ship you out a new motor.
It took a piston and maybe scored one of the cylinders....We will see what Merc says...59hours and the crank breaks....

[Havasu Hangin']

I rescind my offer to ride in the Tugboat. You ballers need no help-jrocket said he's just gonna buy you another DCB until yours is done.
:D

[boatnam2]

damm mb that sucks,i hope to get better news when i take mine in tommorow.hopefully merc will take care of it for you.

[mbrown2]

I rescind my offer to ride in the Tugboat. You ballers need no help-jrocket said he's just gonna buy you another DCB until yours is done.
:D
LMAO....I spent the weekend with a rope in one hand a beer in the other while being Tyson Ross's boat biatch.......Gotta luv those pontoons..

[Jrocket]

I rescind my offer to ride in the Tugboat. You ballers need no help-jrocket said he's just gonna buy you another DCB until yours is done.
Your kill'n me here big "H"!

[Havasu Hangin']

Your kill'n me here big "H"!
I'll be here all week. Please, don't forget to tip your waitresses...
:D

[mbrown2]

Thanks to the team at Lakeland (git-r-done...Kathy)...and to Merc...they will be covering a new Powerhead and Labor under warranty... :D :rolleyes: :D
Definitely made my day.... :coffeycup

[Havasu Hangin']

Thanks to the team at Lakeland (git-r-done...Kathy)...and to Merc...they will be covering a new Powerhead and Labor under warranty... :D :rolleyes: :D
Definitely made my day.... :coffeycup
Congrats!
That should give you a few more $100 bills to light your cigars with... :notam:

[mbrown2]

Congrats!
That should give you a few more $100 bills to light your cigars with... :notam:
Well after having to pay the Gov next week what a new 300x costs, I sure was not looking to buy another powerhead....but that's boats :hammerhea :D
You Cig Guys would not understand with all your wallet grip...heck; you just buy another gas station to combat the rising fuel prices...... :220v:

[phebus]

How long do you think it will take to get the powerhead, get it back together, and get you back on the water?

[boater72]

Lou and Kathy are good people. To bad I have always had inboards as Kathy is my cousin and if I were to go to outboards as Lou has been trying to get be to for all my life I know I would be in great hands. He can work wonders with them outboards! :cool:

[mbrown2]

How long do you think it will take to get the powerhead, get it back together, and get you back on the water?
It all depends on if Merc has them in stock or not..they will file the warranty stuff in the next day or so then if they have one it should be delivered by sometime next week and then a couple days to get it on...If they are backordered, then it might be a little longer :rolleyes: I would just like to be done by the 22nd (our next trip after this weekend) or the Poker Run, but even then I will be facing break in time on one of the engines....I can deal with that...
:cool:

[mbrown2]

Lou and Kathy are good people. To bad I have always had inboards as Kathy is my cousin and if I were to go to outboards as Lou has been trying to get be to for all my life I know I would be in great hands. He can work wonders with them outboards! :cool:
They work on Merc inboards too :wink:

[Kilrtoy]

RIGHT ON, glad to here this Mike...
Save you some serious cash...
Props to Lakeland for helping you out

[boater72]

They work on Merc inboards too :wink:
This is true but so do I. Just never got around to the outboards. ;)

[Boatmaster]

There are over 10 in the Wi warehouse you should be just fine. Regular ground shipping is four days to Havasu. Should be a one day job when they get started. Hope to meet up with you at the BBSP Mike, glad to hear they got it covered.

[mbrown2]

There are over 10 in the Wi warehouse you should be just fine. Regular ground shipping is four days to Havasu. Should be a one day job when they get started. Hope to meet up with you at the BBSP Mike, glad to hear they got it covered.
Thanks for the info Drew....I am planning on trying to get up to the BBSP (if it is the same weekend as the Poker Run), so I will meet ya then...