Interesting Craigs List finds

if you f-in knuckleheads and i mean knuckleheads and i do remember who you are.....wells lets see,
A f-in rebuild was a minimum of 750.00 last year, you add in a pump, you add in a input shaft, and other hard parts, you add in rebuilt planetary's or the other sht I gave away to anyone on this site that may have the balls to speak up,
If you thrift fckin cheap asses checked around, transmission marine, Alantis marine, Federal marine...you want the numbers ***************s? an exchange is 1200.00 f-in dollars.
with out hard parts.

and to boot my Brother put that add up cause I know and he knows I cut my f-in rates for anyone that calls me from this site, and the sht i give away that (he) my partner doesnt know about

SO TIMO***************INTHY big guy, why dont you call those above and give a report back ***************

I'm learning some new acronyms here

I don't know why people like to poke sticks at each other so much, but I'll stand up for Eric, he's always been there to answer my newbie questions with patience and good advice and even has sent parts I needed for free. Thank you. I've tried to return the favor to the site by forwarding along some extra stuff I wound up with the same way.

Eric,
I feel you're over reacting here. When I first read the post of Tim's, I felt it was pro FFM and certainly not a slam against you. I reread it and still feel that way. Note that Tim posted the transmision listing as a "scam"! I also feel that the general consensus with all our regular members here is we all know what you have done for us and continue to do for us.

On a lighter note, this might not be a bad deal depending on how many "parts" it may need.

73 SN

That boat really excites me I haven't finished my current project and this boat is a few miles away BUT....wow- that would be a 330hp? If only it was Yucky yellow I'm sure I wouldn't be able to resist.   
Interesting winch!

At a few miles away your going to have to look at it as a minimum or you will live to regret it.

well I think it cost me less than 500 for parts when I did mine inflation I guess cheap subpar parts maybe, but maybe you all missed this.

you do the math dumb ass' why buy a rebuilt unit

Anybody around Seattle that has seen that Craigslist Gran Prix?

eric lavine wrote: I must be an easy target, lol

LOL, yes you are!

Just checking to make sure you (and everyone else) was paying attention, Eric... I didnt think the connection to FFM was obvious, just trying to keep everyone on their toes. It can get a little slow on here during the winter!

It should go without saying, but for the record, Ill publicly thank you again for the (free) help youve provided me personally in the past, and the continued support you provide here on the site. I for one wouldnt hesitate for a second to send you a busted tranny. Sorry to get you worked up!

no one said he wasn't knowledgable or didn't help out, just that it might not be the bargain you think it is or you are told what a bargain your getting and he's loosing money by helping you out and how expensive it could be somewhere else.

Just doesn't make much since to spend 1K on labor and spend 1500 for a rebuild when you can buy a brand new unused unit for the same price you getting yours rebuilt for.

Doug,

Go for that Grand Prix. Nice boat, can't imagine there are too many around. I wonder if it is a 65 as the 66 brochure doesnt show a Grand Prix. Looking back at the 65 brochure, that was quite a year for CC. A lot of good boats, even a couple 16 footers (my favorites) the tahoe and star flight, one or both of which I guess were predecessor to the Mustang. Also, looks like the docking lights must have been added.

I think I've only ever seen one other Grand prix and it was int he Diaries on CCF.

I'll vouch for Eric. He was the only marine tranny guy that would look at my Dearbo and the price was darn good. More than reasonable.

You must have been having a bad day Eric. I could see you seething through my monitor. Then my son comes upstairs and wants to know what is happening.LOL

why does it cost $1500 for you to do all your tricks that save money for the customer and rebuild there cornfield tranny at little to no profit? Does the shaft have to be replaced on all rebuilds,,, no it doesn't actually maybe one in ten twenty maybe, what about the pumps, what about the planitary, replace everyone you rebuild, horse *************** once every so often, so

but again why the hell would anybody in there right mind pay you or joe blow down the road to rebuild their tranny for 1500 when I can save 50 bucks and buy a BRAND NEW NEVER USED 71C tranny for 1449.00 from SkiDim and several other companies. Guess it's that gained knowledge working on them that you put back in to them that makes them better than they where new bull***************....

Sure keep spouting off price this price that replace this replace that, Bull*************** you replace what needs replaced, there's no need to replace the bearings unless they are bad there is no need to replace the shaft unless it's bad then your going to bull*************** the guy and say you replaced it with a new one when in actuallity you turned there shaft down installed a speedy sleeve instead and charged them for a new one because technically the seal's surface was new just not the rest of the shaft.

rip off artist you ask me, sure maybe you've help this guy with some freeby junk laying around the shop that's still usuable, not very wise business sence giving away new parts you had to pay for but the usable used crap that you pulled out, now that's a little different color and if that fake impression fly's then and BS fly's and the guy bits and digs deep into his pockets who cares your sure as hell don't if you did you would have never screw one old boy on his boat. Been around service garages since I was 4 BS the idiots not me.