I'll bet they didn't put a dial indicator on the shaft to ck if it was bent
or loose. A couple thousandths bend will open up the seal when running.
I've seen a guy put a pressure on for maybe 30 min., let it sit on the
bench, come back and say it's tight, "ready to go".
In your case ------------
1. It was never filled, or,
2. You or someone else removed the lube and replaced it with salt water,
or,
3. It LEAKED!
Which of these 3 choices do you think is the most likely. Ask the dealer
Where did the lube escape from and where did the water enter. Most likely
from a slightly bent prop shaft, I'd say. But it could be a mfg defect, (an
imperfection in a seal surface, or fit of a seal into a bore, or porosity in
the foot or,???). If the dealer knows his stuff he will know, or at least
has the skill to find out Where the Leak is so he can FIX IT. You WILL do
damage (to the tune of approximately $2000), if you don't get this fixed.
Also, I fully agree with "Butch" in his response to you except the "YMMD"
(What does that mean? :-)

Please keep us posted.
LD

"habbi" wrote in message
...
The dealer phoned me today and said they did a pressure test and vacuum
test
and no leak at all, the drive and prop shaft are perfectly true, they
checked the 2 seals on the drain/fill plugs and both looked fine. And like
I
said I am 100% sure both were very tight when I removed them. They said
the
only way warrantee would replace internals was if a seal was leaking. The
prop was beat up and a bit loose not only fore and aft but side to side as
well so Bill like you said the prop vibration must have been enough to let
water in the prop shaft seal. Anyway I guess all I can do is keep using it
and keep a constant check on the oil level (which I should have been
doing)
and hope the internals were not too corroded, pitted etc..
"LD" wrote in message
link.net...
I'd be real interested in the outcome, what caused the leak, what the
fix
was, etc.
LD

"habbi" wrote in message
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