Hi Scott, I can understand Lugger's reluctance, as they don't do the installs, but have to pay for warranty work. But, properly done, this shouldn't be a problem. Mine's been in service a long time. BTW, Lugger recently agreed to replace the lubeoil hoses (between pump and filter) on my 2-1/2 year old engine (3200 hours) despite the fact that I'm not the original purchaser. The PO had one blow out and replaced it, wisely purchasing a spare. I noticed a slow leak in the other one and found the broken braid on the outside of the bend was poking thru the liner. Suspicious, I looked up Parker's (the manufacturer) specs and found, as I thought, that it was bent to less than the minimum radius. I then called Northern Lights' regional office in Pompano. They said they were aware of this and that it had been rectified. To their credit, they are sending me two hoses of the new type at no charge. The original hose is marked "Parker No-skive 436-8" John "Seahorse" Scott Strickland writes: For what its worth... When I asked about adding a Murphy oil guage to our Lugger, both Lugger and Nordhavn said they had more problems caused by the Murphy guages losing oil, then unexpected oil loose in the Lugger...