longshot wrote:
"HK" wrote in message
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longshot wrote:
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!


Are you talking about a gasket between the boot on an outdrive and the
transom? The transom is part of the hull. Well, it is on most boats. Was
it an afterthought on Bayliners of that vintage?


i guess so, its behind that boot, you really can't see the leak because of
the motor on one side & the outdrive on the other



If you are paying that much, make sure the dealer checks everything for
cracks, leaks, whatever.