Yamaha Motor Maintenance Tips from Cannons Marina on Vimeo.
Article by LucyLu
I was born a commercial fisherman's daughter in Cortez, an old fishing village off the west coast of Florida where you can still experience "Old Florida" and get a really good grouper sandwich. I went to school and became an anesthetist, after privileged years of practice, I jumped ship to work in the family business - Cannons Marina. I love my job and the view. I am crazy about my dog. Being out on the water is magical. I still get giddy every time I see a dolphin. Often I brag that I had the opportunity to swim alongside a humpback whale - it was freaky and pretty amazing. Fishing for tarpon and marlin make me happy. My life is no doubt boating, but I also love paddle-boarding cooking and travel.
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Angela, you are a natural on screen! Great video. I really liked seeing the cylinder head result of improper flushing. Keep them coming.
Awe well thank you Bob!! Thank you so much for watching! Litte nervous for the first one but hey we want to help our customers to understand the importance of engine maintenance.
Angela,
Great Job. Flushing of the motors is always my job, so seeing the result of not doing it correctly was very informative!!
Thank-You.
Theresa Nelson
Theresa! Thank you commenting! I’m so happy to see that you are keeping up to date with out tips!! Means a lot to us. I can’t wait to film out next tip!
I have a new Yamaha 225 and do not like using the muffs. In your video you mention that the water flushes all the way down to the impellar and back up to the motor. Are you saying that starting the motor to flush is not nessesary?
Hi Tom!
Yes, according to Yamaha Motor Corp. when using the flush kit on the Yamaha engines it is not necessary to start the engine. The water passes through the engine at all points flushing all the salt away and flushes through the thermostat housing and flushes the thermostat. Flush for about 10-15 minutes.
Happy Boating!
hi angela… i see flush kits that attach to the engine with snap on snap off connectors…. do you sell these, and are they recommended
Hi Jim-
Angela will get back with you on Monday!
Thanks,
LucyLu