Getting spare parts, OMG Covid issues
Submitted by crasny1 on Thu, 2020-11-19 07:56
cant believe how much the supply chain has been disrupted.
My ETC 115 has a fuel leak in the fuel/vapour seperator and obviously is unuseable.
Made me think of getting a 4S motor as Evinrude has gone toe-up. Cant get a 115 4S of the preferred brand until 2021!! So thats out if I want to be on the water for Xmas and crabbing in Mandurah.
Have been waiting for 9 weeks so far for the replacement Evinrude part and no news despite calls ++ to the Service centre. They cant even get an estimate about when.
Getting itchy feet as I have a brand new Humminbird to test and setup that havent even seen a drop of water.
Anyone else in this situation.
Neels
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Tom M
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Checked for anyone wrecking
Checked for anyone wrecking and have you checked other than your local?
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crasny1
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Sure have
Even tried to get a second hand one on line to no avail
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Mike17
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Yatala
Crasny give Yatala outboard werckers in Brisbane a call they recently wrecked a real nice 115 etec.
There was also a bloke in Bunbury wecking one on Gumtree last week.
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crasny1
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Thanks mate
Called them and they are friendly.
Just looking to see what they can do now.
Hope is an understatement!
Tony is very helpful for everyone's info.
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Used Outboard Motors Aust
Try Used Outboard Motors Australia page on Facebook, they have a couple of 115 on there
crasny1
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Called them. But havent
Called them. But havent heard back.
So still waiting.
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Uluabuster
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Been waiting 3 months for
Been waiting 3 months for the ducted air con unit. Installer is fuming because they have so many backlogs.
And it is suppose to come from Over East.
scottnofish
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just waited 3 1/2 months
For my new 130 yammies had to come from japan .I work in a sales service industry and most of our suppliers are ex usa and your looking at 6 weeks for air bag or 4 months on anything that cant be air bagged
Adam Gallash
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Yep
Yep huge delays, been painful for oil n gas.
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crasny1
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Suxs
I just want to gooo fishing and crabbing sooon!
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Faulkner Family
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Don't know what's worse .
Don't know what's worse . Having a boat just sitting there that can't be used or having a boat 1600ks away and cant use it.
It's been a right pain all round. I have customers here in hedland that have been waiting on stuff for months . Hopefully things will start to get back to normal soon . .
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Shipping times have doubled
Shipping times have doubled because of covid what used to be a 4,week return from Singapore to Western Australia now takes 8 because crews need to quarantine on both ends of the trips w We did some work for a shipping mogul recently and He was stressed as about it