"Clams Canino" wrote in message
ink.net...
There is a Fla company making good reproduction alpha-one outdrives for
very
short money.
Find an independant shop that uses them and stay away from "Brunswick
Mercury only" type shops.

-W

wrote in message
oups.com...
I just got a 1991 Sea-Ray 170. When I was out boating I hit a rock or
something and broke the Gimball Housing or something. When I took it
to the closest repare shop they just gave me a quote for $11,000. I
only paid $6000 for the boat. What am I missing? Why so much? Does
anyone know what else I can do? This is my first boat and I don't want
it to go down like this. I live in oregon and any ideas you could
share would be a great help.

The engin is a Mercruiser (Alpha Transom) 3.0 litre lx.






Another option if you have a good mechanic to rely on:

http://tinyurl.com/rzx68


What part of the country are you from? If you are in snow country you have
to accept that this is probably a season ending accident and you may be able
to negotiate a nice labor rate (to remove and replace the OD) during the
winter. ;-)