Struck gold! WTH is with the price of drain plug's and lower leg washers

[smokedvw]

Honestly how much do you think a drain plug WASHER is for a 2006 Yamaha 150..... drumroll!!!

$17.50

WTH?

17.50 for a crush washer. The drain plug was $27. (kids were around and I got distracted on the socket size when I had 2 on the bench) but honestly $50 for both. I remember 8 years ago when $50 would buy all my washers and oil for an oil change.

Mercury is now $8.50 for the oil plug washer, $6 for the lower unit washers but Yamaha at $17.50 for the washer come on.

Things are getting out of hand. On a side note I must have thought about this 3 years ago when I bought 4 Merc oil plug washers and a few of lower unit washers but now that I have a Yamaha there is no way I'm ordering local. I could have got that drain plug for $5 in the US and another $2 for the crush washer. I'm just going to stock up next time I go down there and get a vacuum oil pump out for the 150.

Things are getting out of hand.
Image is for a joke, I have another bag with more but how crazy is it getting. I remember when those blue ones were $1 and the yellow were $4.

 

[Dorman Point]

This spring I tried to buy Seapower cleaner/wax and discovered it is no longer available (in Canada anyway). Looking at alternatives, the similar 3M product was $100 for a 1L bottle. I couldn’t believe it.

 

[MikePA]

I think I got mine for a couple bucks cheaper but ya.. quite the tab for a relatively simple service

 

[wildmanyeah]

They probably get them to from China for a box of 10 thousand for a dollar.

 

[smokedvw]

They probably get them to from China for a box of 10 thousand for a dollar.

Hahaha

 

[smokedvw]

I think I got mine for a couple bucks cheaper but ya.. quite the tab for a relatively simple service
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I need to tell Sherwood Marine

I look at places at Stevenson marine and they are always 20-30% cheaper

 

[Alex_c]

I spent $450 on a thermostat, gasket, that $18 washer, 5 small zincs/grommets, ring free, a gallon of oil, and a couple 10mm bolts. literally a pocket full of parts except the oil. My stator cooked and Yamaha wanted $1200 for one. Luckily I found a used one for $300 shipped.


On the plus side, the packaging is really nice. Makes a fella feel like he’s buying something special.

 

[noluck]

New-Line Hose & Fittings

New-Line Hose & Fittings

www.new-line.com

go with your plug and get the washer that fits, these are 1000% better than oem washer,

 

[scott craven]

OEM parts are a total ripoff.
I stopped using Yam filters, washers etc and use generic
at about a 1/4 of the price.
Yamalube is also a burn at twice the price of Castrol or Quaker state.

 

[eroyd]

I guess now I'm off warranty I can use whatever I want. Is there a real difference between Quicksilver 10W30 and Quaker State?

 

[scott craven]

I guess now I'm off warranty I can use whatever I want. Is there a real difference between Quicksilver 10W30 and Quaker State?

There was a youtube oil analysis posted on another thread a while back
and there was virtually no difference.

 

[Alex_c]

I guess now I'm off warranty I can use whatever I want. Is there a real difference between Quicksilver 10W30 and Quaker State?

There was a youtube oil analysis posted on another thread a while back
and there was virtually no difference.

Good to know, as a gallon of Quicksilver is like $80

Won’t be doing that one again

 

[smokedvw]

There was a youtube oil analysis posted on another thread a while back
and there was virtually no difference.

I dont know why I never thought of this. I've been only buying marine oil for the whole time I've been working on my boats. I might need to switch it up. I just spent another $80 on some oil for my 50hp and 9.9hp mercs this morning.

Wow time to get on that Pennzoil

The cold oil race announcement is defiantly a highlight!

Hey @scott craven lets hope all us aren't back here in 2024/5 wishing we didn't see this video

 

[Alex_c]

lol I have watched every project farm vid except that one I guess