SaltyMitten
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- Nov 4, 2024
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- R-27 (Outboard)
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- Salty Mitten
Hello! We recently completed the Great Loop on our 2025 Ranger Tug R27 "Salty Mitten" from Manistee, MI, and wanted to provide a thread for where we completed our 350hp Yamaha engine services along the way.
Green Turtle Bay, KY: used their travel lift and contacted Q&M Watersports to do a service call on site. They were not an authorized Yamaha mechanic. We found this area of the country to be difficult for Yahama because it is dominated by Mercury dealers. The price was $260 for the lift and $454 for the service. The lift was $9 per foot plus a 3% credit card service charge.
Edgewater Yachts, Pensacola (Perdido Key), FL: We purchased our Ranger tug from this dealer and were able to use their trailer/truck to have our service done at Key Marine Center. The service cost $1400. This was our 300 engine hour service, which explains part of the price disparity. Edgewater Yachts will allow folks to use their trailer for a fee, we are unsure what that fee costs.
Fort Myers, FL: We used Fort Myers Marine. This was a great service experience; they used an all purpose trailer to take our boat from a public dock to their shop. It cost $334 in parts, $300 in labor, and $150 for the pickup and drop off.
Yorktown, VA: we used Legasea Marine. This was our 500 hour engine service, so a very hefty bill; Parts: $911.02; Labor: $1,228.50; Bill Codes: $270; Environmental Charges: $33.37; Shop Supplies: $73.71; VA Sales Tax: $71.27; BPOL Fee: $7.43; Total: $2,595.30. They did all of the required and optional 500 hour maintenance that Yamaha recommends, including changing all of the internal fuel filters. The company did charge a credit card fee which ended up being about $70 extra. This service took two days to complete, meaning we arrived and they pulled the boat, then took all day the following day to do the maintenance, so we stayed in a hotel for two nights. The marina did not charge us to keep the boat there the extra night once they splashed her. The service in general was excellent. They hauled the boat using a boat forklift.
Clayton, NY: we used Spicer Marine. Our cheapest 100 hour service! Parts: $129.29; Labor: $125; x1 Night at the marina: $45; Shop Supplies: $9.25; Tax: $21.82; Total: $339.56. Great little hometown marina, and they took care of shipping our broken Garmin Radar back through FedEx. The marina used a Bobcat and a hydraulic lift trailer that fits many sized boats.
We also have a YouTube channel which follows our Loop, at Salty Mitten Adventures.
https://youtube.com/@saltymittenadventures?si=bU12T4c7zRdaV8Vf
Green Turtle Bay, KY: used their travel lift and contacted Q&M Watersports to do a service call on site. They were not an authorized Yamaha mechanic. We found this area of the country to be difficult for Yahama because it is dominated by Mercury dealers. The price was $260 for the lift and $454 for the service. The lift was $9 per foot plus a 3% credit card service charge.
Edgewater Yachts, Pensacola (Perdido Key), FL: We purchased our Ranger tug from this dealer and were able to use their trailer/truck to have our service done at Key Marine Center. The service cost $1400. This was our 300 engine hour service, which explains part of the price disparity. Edgewater Yachts will allow folks to use their trailer for a fee, we are unsure what that fee costs.
Fort Myers, FL: We used Fort Myers Marine. This was a great service experience; they used an all purpose trailer to take our boat from a public dock to their shop. It cost $334 in parts, $300 in labor, and $150 for the pickup and drop off.
Yorktown, VA: we used Legasea Marine. This was our 500 hour engine service, so a very hefty bill; Parts: $911.02; Labor: $1,228.50; Bill Codes: $270; Environmental Charges: $33.37; Shop Supplies: $73.71; VA Sales Tax: $71.27; BPOL Fee: $7.43; Total: $2,595.30. They did all of the required and optional 500 hour maintenance that Yamaha recommends, including changing all of the internal fuel filters. The company did charge a credit card fee which ended up being about $70 extra. This service took two days to complete, meaning we arrived and they pulled the boat, then took all day the following day to do the maintenance, so we stayed in a hotel for two nights. The marina did not charge us to keep the boat there the extra night once they splashed her. The service in general was excellent. They hauled the boat using a boat forklift.
Clayton, NY: we used Spicer Marine. Our cheapest 100 hour service! Parts: $129.29; Labor: $125; x1 Night at the marina: $45; Shop Supplies: $9.25; Tax: $21.82; Total: $339.56. Great little hometown marina, and they took care of shipping our broken Garmin Radar back through FedEx. The marina used a Bobcat and a hydraulic lift trailer that fits many sized boats.
We also have a YouTube channel which follows our Loop, at Salty Mitten Adventures.
https://youtube.com/@saltymittenadventures?si=bU12T4c7zRdaV8Vf
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