$1600 for a "good" re-built power head sounds like a good price. (just good,
not great). Replacing it would be pretty much just nuts and bolts but it's
important to know what you'd be getting for the price. Electrics?, carbs?
manifolds? flywheel? All necessary gaskets? Probably only two things you
need help with. Assuming you need to remove your flywheel from the old
powerhead you might ck with a shop as to the charge to do that for you. (I
did that and rather than spend $50.00 for a flywheel puller, I paid a guy
$10.00 to do it when I rebuilt a 200 Merc.) The other thing is to have a
shop set the timing. Other than a torque wrench and a shop manual and
10-20hrs spare time you can do it!
LD

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Greetings,

I am looking to purchase a my parents boat as they don't have much of a
use for it anymore. It is a 1995 Bayliner with a 120HP Force. One
thing I know that needs to be done is the power head needs to be
replaced. I can get the power head for $1600. I don't think that is a
bad deal. The part I am most concerned about is the replacement of the
power head. I have one quote from someone who tells me it could be 40+
hours of work. Granted, this quote comes from a hobbyist and the price
per hour is ~$40/hour. I am not sure what the labor for replacement
might normally cost from a marina. Naturally if the price was the same
I'd probably be more inclined to take it to a marina. I am just
curious if anyone has had any particular experience with this. In
particular if you live in or near Minneapolis, MN.

I am looking for some suggestions or advice based on past experiences
or personal knowledge.

Thanks much!

-C