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My 4s Yamaha is running sluggish and slow despite being in around 4 different repair places around here.
Anyone know of a knowledgeable, current repair shop in East Texas??
There seems to be no one around Shreveport.

Symptoms? What has been checked so far ?

Everything has been checked. It's been in 4 shops that I know of.
I will have to get more specifics and let you know.

BistineauLakeTrash wrote:My 4s Yamaha is running sluggish and slow despite being in around 4 different repair places around here.
Anyone know of a knowledgeable, current repair shop in East Texas??
There seems to be no one around Shreveport.

BLT... don't know if you're interested but the last time I had my benny serviced, it was by a guy that works from his garage at his home just north of shreveport... his name is dave ( don't remember his last name ). 2 years ago I was at a local gas station about 2 in the morning when this guy pulled up in a big bass rig and a 250 yamaha on the back end.. we got to talking and he told me that he always had his boat / motor serviced by Dave......so I had the guy Service my boat that spring... as far as cost, can't remember exactly, but he did the usual oil / filter changes, changed out the water pump, changed the spark plus, and he greased the fittings on my trailer's axle.. seems like he charged me around 325.00, but not sure about that... Like I said, don't know his last name, but his home is located off of highway one between Blanchard and Oil City..... I'll send you his phone number thru a pm. I'm actually going to call the guy myself in about a month or 2 and get my boat in for service and ready for spring.

Soonertoon wrote:Symptoms? What has been checked so far ?

It bogs down and starts running sluggish at higher speeds, and doesn't run as fast as it use to.
All the lines and stuff (hehe) have been replaced but nothing fixes it.

Check the venting of the fuel tank.

Here's a list of Yamaha 5 star certified mechanics in your area. This is the cream of the Yamaha's crop.
Best of luck.

Shane Bowlin BOATS UNLIMITED BATON ROUGE LA
Wesley Devers BAYOU OUTDOOR SUPERCENTER LLC BOSSIER CITY LA
Raymond Kidd BAYOU OUTDOOR SUPERCENTER LLC BOSSIER CITY LA
William Sigmon OUTCAST MARINE INC DES ALLEMANDS LA
Jason Guiang BOAT STUF HARVEY LA
Thomas Wibel BOAT STUF HARVEY LA
Aaron Smith CHEEKS MARINE PINEVILLE LA
Eric Campo CYPRESS COVE BOATING CENTER LLC SLIDELL LA
Jeremy Taylor CYPRESS COVE BOATING CENTER LLC SLIDELL LA

Cody Rhame PREMIER YAMAHA BOATING CENTER ARANSAS PASS TX
Tony Terry PETE JORGENSEN MARINE BEAUMONT TX
Michael Sitts SANDY CREEK MARINA INC. BRECKENRIDGE TX
Jeremy Hollingsworth TEXAS BOAT WORLD HARKER HEIGHTS TX
Bryan Gwin BOATS ETC. INC. LA PORTE TX
Dwain Potter BOATS ETC. INC. LA PORTE TX
Calvin Rhoads COASTAL BEND MARINE & AUTO PORT OCONNOR TX
Glyne Kollhoff ROCKWALL MARINE ROCKWALL TX

Wow, thanks for the extensive list Seon!
We did find a certified Yamaha guy and are suppose to pick it up tomorrow.
It was some small clog in a pump that didn't show up when tested - hard to find but they fixed, along with putting a new water pump, a new cover and cleaned her up. They took her out on the river and said she ran like a 'scalded dog'!!
Now I can't wait for spring.
Thanks everyone, Seon and Roland, for your help.

Glad things were fixed.

lbt.... glad you got your yamaha back up and running.... you took it to that place off north market right? if you don't mind, pm me and let me know how you all feel about their service and price... I still havent called my guy down the highway, and if your happy with your shop and the price they charged I might give them a call.... thanks..