Thanks Charlie,
There taking the motor out now . It has to come out to fix the stringer anyway. They want to strip it back to the long block and have me bring it back to the marina that built it and go from there. I did ask that we run it again on the floor before they strip it as it will be...
It's been a year and a half and I'm already into it for 20k. I just want the thing fixed and running. I'm waiting for a call from the head mechanic now and will update the post as to where we're at now.
The Transom it's self is solid. The boat was dropped and the lower outdrive cracked. I believe this is how the bolts broke, and there was significant corrosion where they broke. The stringer was not fixed. They were going to let it go I guess hoping I didn't notice.
I have a Marina doing a repower to my 28' Regal. They built out the new motor on the floor before installing and ran it about 20 minutes and it ran fine. After the install when water testing They ran the boat another half hour. The motor ran fine but the boat was leaking. This boat also has a...
