"longshot" wrote in message
news:Rln2i.5771$vu2.470@trndny01...

got my not so shiny new to me 1987 Bayliner in the water for the first time
last night... I have a leak between the transom & hull. boat mechanic says
the motor has to be pulled to put a new gasket on it. he gives me a price of
300-400. is this a reasonable price?

$3100 for the boast , $80 to dewinterize... $358 in title/tax fees, now
another $400 for the leak... arrrrgggghhh!






I have an 85 Bayliner 19' CC, and the best investment I could have made was
the Volvo Penta repair manual. I replaced my own outdrive bellows last year
for the cost of the bellows on ebay... have converted to electronic
ignition, changed belts and plug wires, rebuilt carburetor,
winterized/dewinterized 3 seasons, installed new impeller every 2 years,
changed my own oil yearly, etc, etc, etc. If not for these things, this
puppy would easily cost big bucks every year in bull**** maintenance.

The marine repair places have a racket going, and they know it. $800 to
replace the outdrive boot? It took me 90 minutes, and that included a
thorough inspection of the u-joints and measuring/adjusting/greasing minor
stuff like the locking pawl. I think the boot was about 50 bucks.

Buy the manual, get out your tools, and get to know your boat. Tell your
mechanic to go jump in the lake.