"JimH" wrote in message
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"Robert M. Gary" wrote in message
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I'm looking through the previous owner's service receipts on my 03
Bayliner 185 (4.3L) boat. The dealer is charging $600 to change the
engine and drive oils. This seems like something I should be able to
do myself. However, I'm trying to find out the following...

I would stop taking the boat to that dealer for service. They are raping
you.



Don't forget the engine zinc (s) if there are any on that engine. Many
shops don't bother going to look for the broken off ones so you may have to
go hunting if the old zinc is broken off. (Assuming they are pencil zincs)

I now paint the first 1/2" from the thread forward so that it gives up it's
metal last instead of first and that has lessened my need to go "zinc
hunting".