It just
sickens me that the first shop missed this. They are after all, the Mercruiser Dealer here in town. I brought the boat in because the outdrive (I removed) after buying it, was dry, the jack shaft was wet inside, and I was in over my head.
They were given
cart blanc to repair this boat. $3918.00 worth of work. They had the outdrive in their hands. They removed the engine to repair the nose where the engine mount goes. Surely when it is all apart, someone did not think to pull the Gimbel Housing and repair that area.
OK, that aside, we both erred. I should of stipulated that they were to fix things more clearly. They should of checked.
Alright---new shop (A man highly recommended by fisherman friends and ex cops who are spending their retirement money on Bass Boats) go to this
guy and have him check things, start over, and evaluate.
I am no fool. I am almost 60, mechanically inclined, I own 18 cars and trucks, I race a car SCCA production class, I've logged 2m miles behind the wheel of big rigs, I have 3 college degrees. I am not stupid.
(Except in buying boats-----used ones----
),
Fix it. Fix it right. Fix it once. I'll pay the tab.
NEW SHOP: I am going out to see Tony today. I want to see the motor out, I want to personally climb back under that transom deck and look at things myself. If it looks sad, its to be replaced. If it has not been replaced, replace it....orders from the customer.
I will drop another grand into this boat just to make it turn key.
Lick my wounds, and man up. I'm sitting on a car I bought in Phx, AZ that
I drive with kid gloves. The transmission is a 9k repair job if it goes out. The car is worth 1k. Treat it nicely it will crack 200k then I will be done with it. The same with the boat.