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boat_guy64 · 12-02-2010, 11:01 AM

I had a similar issue with my Searay and Irwins. I was burning oil in my new boat at a very high rate. I asked them to check it 5 times. Five times they said they did and that the oil burn was normal and that everything was fine. (1-2 quarts every 5 hours) Even the woman at the MVYC store couldn't understand why I was buying so much oil.

After 2 years of knowing it wasn't correct and knowing that my warranty was about to expire, I finally called Searay. They lit a fire under Irwins and got them to pull the boat that day and gave them an action item list. Within 5 minutes they found a leaking oil line. They tightened it up I haven't added a drop of oil since. That was 3 years ago.

Bottom line is that many of the marinas are understaffed and don't do anything unless they get a serioius prod. The manufacurers don't like consumer complaints. I should have called much sooner.

12-02-2010, 11:01 AM	#7
boat_guy64 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Windham and Meredith Posts: 225 Blog Entries: 5 Thanks: 33 Thanked 89 Times in 42 Posts	Call Larson I had a similar issue with my Searay and Irwins. I was burning oil in my new boat at a very high rate. I asked them to check it 5 times. Five times they said they did and that the oil burn was normal and that everything was fine. (1-2 quarts every 5 hours) Even the woman at the MVYC store couldn't understand why I was buying so much oil. After 2 years of knowing it wasn't correct and knowing that my warranty was about to expire, I finally called Searay. They lit a fire under Irwins and got them to pull the boat that day and gave them an action item list. Within 5 minutes they found a leaking oil line. They tightened it up I haven't added a drop of oil since. That was 3 years ago. Bottom line is that many of the marinas are understaffed and don't do anything unless they get a serioius prod. The manufacurers don't like consumer complaints. I should have called much sooner.