And finally, about 4:50 the day before Thanksgiving, as the sun was setting, with Junior and Steve waiting around to put the boat back in the water, Eddie and Joe were able to determine the problem. Something in the lower unit has gone wrong. It was diagnosed via a compression test - head one had 0 lbs, and head 2 had 169. On a new motor, both should have over 200. I may have gotten that totally wrong. Bottom line - it looks like it's under warranty. Bad news is that Yamaha needs to know exactly which piece is cracked before they are willing to ship the replacement motor. That would mean we'd be waiting until at least Monday for the guys at Gregory Poole to disassemble the motor, and then another 5 - 6 days for the motor to ship. We instead had the guys pull the motor, will continue on with only one, and once the new one comes in they will ship it to us and we will find someone else to install it. Until then, Ben will look a little less glamorous docking, and our top speed will be considerably decreased.
We cannot say enough about the guys at Gregory Poole in Southport. They have been extremely helpful and have stayed after dark two nights in a row, right before a holiday. They are true professionals and knowledgable in what they do. In fact, we've been lucky on that front both times we've had to stop to have work done during this trip, (unlucky though since we have had to stop twice).
Sorry to hear about your engine woes. (Coincidentally, our starboard engine has never worked as well as the port engine even when new.) We travel most of the time using just one motor, but wouldn't want to be in the position of docking or powering through a bad current with only one. Best of luck connecting with your new motor!
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