Where the heck are you Brad Perry?
09-06-2002, 04:19 PM
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Where the heck are you Brad Perry?
How is that wild Hammer running? I know you had some problems, but hopefully you are still a boater.
Just curious about how its running. Later!
Just curious about how its running. Later!
09-11-2002, 01:44 PM
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I'm here
Grudgingly. Just got back out of town. Things have been real hectic, Pops had bypass surgery.
Now I'm staring at a box full of parts. Need to change the transom assembly due to the u-joint failure. I dropped off the drive to get the u-joint assembly changed. He called and said $900 and something dollars. I asked what was the rough breakdown of what needed attention (i.e., what did I break). He instantly got an attitude and said I just needed to come pick it up. Got there and he was above and beyond his normal prick level. I always have had to come in on my knees, but have done so willingly due to his good abilities.
I asked him what his problem was and he started to call the police! There must be something in the water. I have never run into so many arrogant people as I have lately. If in north texas, I can save others many hassles of not frequenting a couple of places....
Started digging here on the board and found a new transom assembly and XR drive. Turned out it was in houston. Great price. Get there and the dude has a XZ drive ready to pick up. He wasn't even going to tell me that it wasn't an XR. Glad I didn't have it shipped. The transom assembly was new but he wanted $250 to change the gimbal bearing to the x size. I took another look at the XZ drive and saw some things that didn't add up. Decided not to buy anything. Don't function well in an environment that feels like a drug deal.
Other than that, I'm back!
The jury is still out on continuing to be a boater.
I plan on destructive testing of the bravo drive, at which point I will proabaly go with an XR from Bam.
Now I'm staring at a box full of parts. Need to change the transom assembly due to the u-joint failure. I dropped off the drive to get the u-joint assembly changed. He called and said $900 and something dollars. I asked what was the rough breakdown of what needed attention (i.e., what did I break). He instantly got an attitude and said I just needed to come pick it up. Got there and he was above and beyond his normal prick level. I always have had to come in on my knees, but have done so willingly due to his good abilities.
I asked him what his problem was and he started to call the police! There must be something in the water. I have never run into so many arrogant people as I have lately. If in north texas, I can save others many hassles of not frequenting a couple of places....
Started digging here on the board and found a new transom assembly and XR drive. Turned out it was in houston. Great price. Get there and the dude has a XZ drive ready to pick up. He wasn't even going to tell me that it wasn't an XR. Glad I didn't have it shipped. The transom assembly was new but he wanted $250 to change the gimbal bearing to the x size. I took another look at the XZ drive and saw some things that didn't add up. Decided not to buy anything. Don't function well in an environment that feels like a drug deal.
Other than that, I'm back!
The jury is still out on continuing to be a boater.
I plan on destructive testing of the bravo drive, at which point I will proabaly go with an XR from Bam.
09-11-2002, 05:44 PM
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Glad you are still a boater!!!
Most importantly, I hope your dad is doing well. I think after all of that I would take a break and have a re-group session before diving back into it. Nearly all of my boating friends have been having mechanical problems lately, and I am thinking that maybe I will be next. Anyway, good to hear from ya and good luck getting it back up and running. See what happens when you have too much power. Later, Craig
Later, Craig
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