I sent the motor to Florida Thruster to see if they could check for bad brushes, which they had a limited supply back then. Anyway, it was more than that. They had a replacement with the same bolt pattern. They sent the entire thruster assembly (gear case, prop and all) and all that was needed...
Loud noises bother him now. His first three years were in Florida with all kinds of daily thunderstorms in the summer. Never bothered him. Earlier this week we had storms roll through with lightning and thunder around 9pm. I was talking to my bil on the phone when the storm got going and I...
I had to buy a complete stern thruster last year only used what needed to be changed and now the new owner has two boxes of new parts that weren't needed. My motor crapped out and you can't just buy the motor.
My 390DA is getting picked up next week. It's getting hauled to the Green Bay area to its new home. Not sure if the new owners will find their way on here or not. I should have left a note on the boat for them.
My dog loved the boat until I had him on it July 4th. The fireworks scared him and the rest of the summer, he'd get on and find a corner to hide in. I hope the new boat will loosen him up and he will enjoy it again. We'll see soon.
Congratulations on surviving the sale and purchase without having a stroke.
I'm still in the middle of mine and with some luck it'll be complete by the weekend. You're up sizing and I'm downsizing.