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Dave,
You have many boat dealers in Sarasota that carry Yamaha engines matter of fact, Cannon's Marina on Longboat pass has got to be one of the nicest Yamaha "only" dealers http://www.cannons.com/ I have ever visited and a first class operation. I am quite sure Brother Vic knows of some more Yamaha dealers in that area so hopefully he will chime in on this one also

As far as using a (so called) aftermarket filter on your engine I would not... Even though you and I both know Fram or Purolator makes and "paints" the majority of all filters made "IF" you have a seal or filter failure and you loose an engine It would be easier to run through a mine field with snow shoes on, than to get and aftermarket maker or Wal-Mart to pay for an engine replacement. Cheap insurance to spend the extra dollars to have a OEM filter on it "if" it does fail for that peace of mind in my opinion, and even more so while in the warranty period.

So I say get it at Cannon's (you will enjoy the drive and the view anyway) and take it back there if something does go south on it unless Vic has another recomendation