Poorly rigged engine - fastner question

[tforourke]

Looking for info on a part that is not fully descibed in catalogs. My '08 CC with '08 Yamaha 250 was poorly rigged by dealer - now out of business. Various service techs have indicated repair is major job, but I recently heard otherwise from fellow owner. On the lower cowling, the plastic wire cover was not properly secured to the grommet using factory fastner and nylon clamp. Instead, no fastner was used and a standard, metal hose clamp was. I constantly have to push the plastic cover back up to the grommet lip and re-tighten the clamp. I am reluctant to over tighten the clamp and restrict movement or do other damage. Though service providers have indicated that a proper fix is a major job, a fellow owner recently told me he believes the faster is a 2-piece (clip) that can be attached anytime without major work. When I look at the Yamaha catalogs and other resouces, I cannot tell whether the fastener is one piece and would require major job. If it is two pieces, I will be able to secure to grommet with appropriate nylon clamp without major work. Thanks for any insights.

[BaileysBoat]

Picture????

[rodbolt17]

the original was a two piece held on with a tie strap.
did not work well with a plastic rigging hose.
there is a better one piece grommet but it requires derigging the engine to run the rigging through it.
on a difficulty scale of 1-10 its about a 4.
on the pain in the rear scale its about a 10.

[jb123]

youll need 2 fittings, one for boat side one for motor side, the tube and a couple few hours

[tonynorie]

I've always suspected there existed a "pain in the rear" scale and now with Rodbolt's help I have confirmation!

[tforourke]

Picture????

pictures attached.

These were taken when plastic had pulled away from grommet a bit, but it gets much worse. If I tilt the engine up a few times the wires are exposed. After each use I have to resecure. It is also difficult to get the plastic piece all the way up/fully snug to the lip on the grommet.

[tforourke]

the original was a two piece held on with a tie strap.
did not work well with a plastic rigging hose.
there is a better one piece grommet but it requires derigging the engine to run the rigging through it.
on a difficulty scale of 1-10 its about a 4.
on the pain in the rear scale its about a 10.

Thanks. Yes - that 2-piece must be the one that other boater was referring to. Sory to hear that it does not work well with plastic hose. Unfortunately, the hose on my boat is pretty rigid plasitc. I could see where any rigging hardware would work better with a more pliable hose.

[tforourke]

youll need 2 fittings, one for boat side one for motor side, the tube and a couple few hours

Do you mean where the plastic goes into the boat? That end seems to be secured pretty well. I think a re-do is out of my DIY league. I would pay to have it done...but I think I may try the 2-piece clip first. Seems it would have to work better than the mess pictured.

[jb123]

Yamaha RIGGING GROMMET Fits F200-F250 | Outboard Parts Yamaha Mercury Evinrude Johnson Suzuki

im sure thay are sold here for a discount, not sure of the locale

about an hours job

[rodbolt17]

yep thats the cure.
however your missing the basic two part plastic grommet that the engine was shipped with.
about asn hour is about right.
like I said its not hard,simply a pain.

[tforourke]

yep thats the cure.
however your missing the basic two part plastic grommet that the engine was shipped with.
about asn hour is about right.
like I said its not hard,simply a pain.

Thanks for the help.