Abaco Yacht Services - New Outboard

February 6, 2013

I usually don't post just about new boat stuff, but we had such a great experience buying a new outboard at Abaco Yacht Services  http://www.go-abacos.com/ays/ays_serv.html in Green Turtle that I just had to give them a shout-out.

We bought a 15HP Yamaha outboard for our recently purchased dinghy.  The dinghy that we got with the boat 4 years ago did a yeoman's job, but it was not fast nor stable enough for a cruising dinghy that you use as your 'SUV'.  This summer we bought a 10' AB dinghy from Suncoast Inflatables (who also were very knowledgeable and helpful). 

Our new AB dinghy and 15HP Yamaha OB

Our 8HP Yamaha outboard ran fine, but was not powerful enough to plane (go fast) the new dinghy, so we knew that we needed to get another one. 

Scott and Crystal at AYS were great!   They had a 15HP in stock and offered a fair price.  They did a great job of setting it up, helping us mount it, and gave use great break-in guidance.

We were not sure exactly what we were going to do with the old one.  It ran great and we could have kept it as a spare, but really didn't want to give up the space or carry the extra weight.  Scott offered to sell the old one for us.  He asked what we wanted to get out of it; we never discussed terms, it was a handshake deal. 

A few weeks later we got an email saying that they had sold it and wanted to know how they could get us the money. We had moved on from Green Turtle and were planning to be in Marsh Harbour soon.  Crystal said that she goes to Marsh Harbour every Thursday and could stop by our boat.  On Thursday she came to the marina and gave us the proceeds - $100 more than the price I asked!  Needless to say we were very happy and pleased with their efforts on our behalf.

AYS is a Yamaha dealer, but also offers boat repairs, painting, and storage in a very well maintained yard in Black Sound.  The tie-downs that they use for boat storage are the best I have ever seen - the tie-downs are anchored in concrete in the rocky/coral ground of the island - they are not going anywhere.

If you need an outboard or other boat services, we heartily recommend AYS.  They don't come any better than Crystal & Scott at AYS. 

As a note, Abaco Outboard Service in Marsh Harbour is not associated with AYS - previously they were related but no longer are.  If you can, we recommend that you deal with AYS.

Tom
Docked in Marsh Harbour, Abaco