Look at this crap!

[Adam McKeon]

New fatshaft from direct from Mercury... They used to come in nice sturdy boxes, this one came in a freakin envelope!
Luckily not a single scuff!

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[Hoss Marine Propellers]

WOW!!!!! :nonod:

Looks like we need to start a thread about the "right" way to package a propshaft? hehe

[Euro Muscle]

That's not good at all you should send them a Email pic of that .

[mastertrax]

I received some TRAILER LIGHTS in a similar envelope. They could've been pulverized.

"If it fits, it sh!ts" :D

[Adam McKeon]

I received some TRAILER LIGHTS in a similar envelope. They could've been pulverized.

"If it fits, it sh!ts" :D That's funny! and so true!

At least my UPS guy apologized and handed it to me in person and asked me to check it out before I excepted it.
Every time I see a UPS truck I can't help but think of that video on youtube of the UPS driver hurling the
computer monitor over a 6ft fence.... That video and Jim Carey in Pet detective kicking the box down the hall-lol

[Adam McKeon]

That's not good at all you should send them a Email pic of that .

Wayne, they didn't give a $hit when I sent them the video of the 300xs cowl sucking in water like a shop vac- I highly
doubt they would revamp their shipping methods over this. But your probably right, I have a rep's email- I will at least make an effort.

[Tom Foley]

OMC / BRP parts wouldn't ship like that !!!

[Capt.Insane-o]

don't even get me started...lol

[Euro Muscle]

Wayne, they didn't give a $hit when I sent them the video of the 300xs cowl sucking in water like a shop vac- I highly
doubt they would revamp their shipping methods over this. But your probably right, I have a rep's email- I will at least make an effort.

I would ! A squeaky wheel gets the attention
also had same problem with my xs but installed these little air scoops that equal pressure in cowl to a +psi it worked !

261994<>261995

[action17]

OMC / BRP parts wouldn't ship like that !!!

you had to go there didn't you????

[Dave Strong]

New fatshaft from direct from Mercury... They used to come in nice sturdy boxes, this one came in a freakin envelope!
Luckily not a single scuff!

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What no rust? you done good, Got one not long ago had some rust not on machined surfaces but still rust. The money you pay for that crap it should be packed way better.


Dave

[baja200merk]

OMC / BRP parts wouldn't ship like that !!!

Tom posting something positive about OMC/BRP? Either someone hacked his S&F account or he got into the St. Paulie Girl :cheers: :D

[props4u2]

Adam,
You should see how much water dumps out of the exhaust port next to the flush attachment on the 3.2's while running them on a dyno, I think if there was a deflector of some type just above the port the problem would be solved.
Mercury may not reply to what you sent them but I bet most of the engineers have seen the video and will change something in the near future to take care of the problem.
Those envelopes they send shafts in are pretty tough, (Try ripping one open) and the wraping on the shaft protects it as you witnessed. I'm pretty sure UPS could destroy an anvil!!!




Wayne, they didn't give a $hit when I sent them the video of the 300xs cowl sucking in water like a shop vac- I highly
doubt they would revamp their shipping methods over this. But your probably right, I have a rep's email- I will at least make an effort.

[Mr. Demeanor]

Mercury may not reply to what you sent them but I bet most of the engineers have seen the video and will change something in the near future to take care of the problem.


Near future....like the 13+ years it took them to add a second bearing to the Opti air compressors and cross their fingers that it helps? Maybe that water ingestion is a planned cooling system for the compressor.

[Markus]

Near future....like the 13+ years it took them to add a second bearing to the Opti air compressors and cross their fingers that it helps?

You have to give them some credit: of those 13 years, it took 5 to fix the basic design problems so that the Optis ran long enough for the compressors to get a chance to blow up. So, we are really only talking about 8 years.

[Tom Foley]

Tom posting something positive about OMC/BRP? Either someone hacked his S&F account or he got into the St. Paulie Girl :cheers: :D

Ha !!! I just cannot imagine any company shipping a part of that cost , weight , and sensitive nature without primary and secondary packaging . Totally unacceptable . Part should be packaged to survive a throw from the truck onto concrete without damage .

Kev , empty your mailbox !!!!:cheers: