On 3 Jul 2005 19:23:37 -0700, "Tim" wrote:

You did say you just had some "lower end work done.


Yes I did Bob, with maybe 5 hr.s running time max. Tue, it goes backt
o the guyt hat worked on it. I've dealt with the public long enough
that if I gave him a "piece of my mind", I'd only be giving him a
"chunk of my lip" . And I do know that stuff can blow even though it
looked good.

I'm obviously no boat mechanic, but hope that's what it is, instead of
crunching metal to powder.

LOL! Nothing like starting a holiday weekend off with a ...bang! Well,
maybe I'll have it for Labor Day....


Tim

In any case, your mechanic should be able to give you a reasonable
explanation of what went wrong. If not, find another mechanic.
Norm B

I really like the local mechanic. He's old enough that he probably laid
the steam fittings for Noah's ark. and has run a boat shop for over 30
years. He'll should be able to give a good explaination. Earlier this
spring, he replaced the water pump and a bunch of seals. Hind sight is
never wrong. If I hade known then...I would have asked him for a total
tear down. But you know how it is. "If it works (especially,at the
time) Don't fix it..."

Well, I took it to the boat doctor and he said I probably hit
something. I told him that it just seemed to "let loose" and he agreed.
but looking at scuff marks on the stainless prop, he said the the lower
end missed everything but the prop hit. y'know, the un stoppable object
hits the un movable object and "CLACK" busted gears. He asked me if I
wanted an "estimate" for insurance purposes, and I said it really
didn't matter, because I only have liability on it.....

Oh well, nothing that money can't cure.....

Tim


Tim

On 5 Jul 2005 15:28:55 -0700, "Tim" wrote:

Well, I took it to the boat doctor and he said I probably hit
something. I told him that it just seemed to "let loose" and he agreed.
but looking at scuff marks on the stainless prop, he said the the lower
end missed everything but the prop hit. y'know, the un stoppable object
hits the un movable object and "CLACK" busted gears. He asked me if I
wanted an "estimate" for insurance purposes, and I said it really
didn't matter, because I only have liability on it.....

Oh well, nothing that money can't cure.....

Tim


Tim

A used Mercruiser lower outer goes for around $400 on eBay.
It is not black magic to remove/replace, if you get exactly the right
model

Brian Whatcott Altus, OK