The old saying: "Always hope for the best and expect the worst"

I took the boat to a good marine mechanic, and he told me that he
really didn't think it was that bad, and could be repaired fairly
easily. He told me after he had the lower end dissasembled, he'd tell
me the olutcome and give me an estimate. But so far he said it would
propbably be about $150-175.00 to change the seals, flush out the
housing, inspect the gears and weld the casting. This guy has been
working on boats for about 30 years, and from what I gather the people
I've talked with say he's "the man"


*Whew*