Your engine has a burned piston. A new powerhead is already on the way from Mercury. My techs work three nights a week in the spring doing bigger jobs like rebuilds (while the phone is not ringing and customers are not stopping by) to make sure you guys can fish and make all of your tournaments. I reward them in the fall with a lot of time off and some perks (we take them to the lake with their families a few times in the summer and take their kids skiing, swimming, fishing, etc.) But for now, we lock the gates and let em work. All this to say, you wont be without a boat for long. Well get you back on the water ASAP. Hang in there! Andy Greene Greene Boat & MotorLast edited by greeneboat on March 27th, 2009, 9:58 pm, edited 1 time in total.Andy Greene Greene Boat & Motor 828-286-2290 http://www.greeneboats.com