A man needs to know his limits. One of mine is repairing outboard motors. I've got a ~1973 Balboa 20 sailboat, with a 9.8 hp outboard from '74 or '75. Last year the cooling water pump gave up, so I decided to attempt the repair myself. The pump lives in the lower unit, but on my motor the bolts that hold the lower unit in place were so corroded that I could not get it off without damage. After I'd cracked and broken a few of the aluminum pieces off the lower unit, I knew I'd exceeded my limit.
Found a used replacement lower unit on Ebay, and a friend at church recommended a mechanic on the other side of town. Last week I took the boat, motor, and parts over and dropped them off. Spent about 30 minutes talking with the fellow (who works out of his backyard), and after that conversation I had a very good feeling about this gentleman. He finished the work in a couple of days, and did an exceptional job. I was quite happy to pay him $200 for the repair, and I'll bring any future work back to him. It is really nice to find an honest, competent mechanic, and not pay an arm and a leg to keep an old motor alive. -- ------------- Max Charleston SC _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor.
