The Thieves may have done you a favor. I have been reading a lot about 2000-2004 Yamaha F225 Outboards with a severe corrosion problem in the Dry Exhaust Portion of the Engine and Exhaust. All the flushing in the world does not prevent it and they usually fail between 400-600 (low) hours. Yamaha does not appear to be stepping up and there are a lot of pissed of loyal customers buying a different brand. From what I read, if you catch it in time, its about 2K in Parts, if not it's about 10K as the Oil pan fails and the power head gets trashed. I am not sure if it makes you feel any better, but you would think logic would dictate they would be punshed for their sins and have the powerhead let go miles from shore.
Dan
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