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    first Bennington on water less than a month

    A follow up and GREAT news ! Mercury has agreed to replace the motor AND is refunding in full the amount of the first repair. They have not told us much but it certainly seems they know something was wrong with the lower unit alignment in the motor. We are going to purchase an extended...
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    first Bennington on water less than a month

    So following up Bennington has agreed to cover this second lower unit in full. However we have not yet determined WHY this has happened again. We are very nervous about this happening again. Hubs has contacted multiple Bennington dealers to see if this has occurred anywhere else and answers...
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    first Bennington on water less than a month

    Yes! This time my bil was driving the boat. My husband and his brother co-own this boat along with our summer home. They have been around and owned boats their entire lives. They are both very experienced with boats, maintenance, etc.
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    first Bennington on water less than a month

    Hello all....back again with the same bad news. A year late, the SAME thing has occurred to our pontoon again. Would love any feedback from anyone re Mercury motors. Or if anyone has any mercury motor blogs.
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    first Bennington on water less than a month

    no damage to prop, no visible damage outside Also we were boating on Lake Cumberland where I have been on for over 40 years.  Not much drift, and very little shallow areas
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    first Bennington on water less than a month

    Yes, bought new, had it out less than a dozen times.   150 four stroke Merc   2017.  Manual throttle.  soft touch per dealer
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    first Bennington on water less than a month

    I also have a mercruiser I/O and that is what I keep comparing it to.  Never in 25 yrs ever went from forward to reverse in the same motion.  This new Bennington is way to smooth for me.  First time out, thought I was in neutral, but kept going forward, until I pulled back further on stick.  ...
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    first Bennington on water less than a month

    Never had the distinct "bump", which makes me wonder if something was not right from the factory.  Did not pursue unfortunately as dealer and lake 4 hours drive/tow difference.  Chalked it up to Bennington difference over a different pontoon
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    first Bennington on water less than a month

    Hi all, first post here .... A little background.  Been a boat owner and operator for 40+ years, and have NEVER caused any damage.  Speedboat and pontoon.  In JUne we bought our first Bennington and followed all instructions re break in and operation.  This past weekend, (getting nauseaous as...
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