quote Scottshea:
Is Ralph an older gentleman? If so he has sold off the business and moved down south. The shop as seemed to migrate toward internet sales as a large part of revenue. They buy out old stock then sell it online. When I collected my motor I had to dig through a tray to get my linkage and cotter pins for the choke. When I couldn’t find the pin he just ran into his stockpile and threw me a new one. I could see the shop was messy, and that’s ok. Busy =mess. But losing the small pieces that are hard to replace is just sloppy work. That’s why I’ll probably not go back ever for any outboards.
Well, to be honest, it has been twenty years since I used to call on Ralph regularly….He surely may have retired and moved down south….
And yes, the place was a mess back then also….I too equated the mess to being busy back then….
Sounds like the place has gone down hill….No excuse for losing pieces or returning the engine in pieces….Especially on a nice old engine who’s bits/pieces are tough to replace….
I live in Providence, and will be happy to help anyway I can….Give me a call if you like or PM me…Don
