Need Advice - Outdrive Housing failed
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your best option is to have the marina replace at their cost. thats a lot of aluminum to weld. unless someone is a really good welder, they will probably overheat it and it will crack thru the middle of the weld in time or distort.
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That's why you need to learn to do your own maintenance. Keeps these mysterious occurences at the marina from happening.
I know I'm sick of all the mysterious scratches that show up on my boat, that's why if I do decide to keep it, it will no longer be going to rack storage.
I know I'm sick of all the mysterious scratches that show up on my boat, that's why if I do decide to keep it, it will no longer be going to rack storage.
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Just happen to see an alpha unit on ebay Item number: 200262596656 buy now $250. The housing is probably worth that.
I think they damaged it simple trimming would not have done that, Fork lift, most likely maybe. I have never seen one snap off, not being near a hydraulic ram. Yes if one ram binds and the other continues the housing may snap if heavily corroded but with a clean break, noan accident occured in my opinion and they want you to pay for there mistake. Try to get them to buy and replace this housing with new parts. Tell them you will save them $$ if they save you hassel.
I think they damaged it simple trimming would not have done that, Fork lift, most likely maybe. I have never seen one snap off, not being near a hydraulic ram. Yes if one ram binds and the other continues the housing may snap if heavily corroded but with a clean break, noan accident occured in my opinion and they want you to pay for there mistake. Try to get them to buy and replace this housing with new parts. Tell them you will save them $$ if they save you hassel.
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That's a good analysis - I have yet to see the boat in person but some of the other pictures show some fiberglass on the ground the color of the boat. I suspect what happened is that they trimmed the engines up into the swim platform.
And yes, the boat is in the water all season.
thanks for your help.
And yes, the boat is in the water all season.
thanks for your help.
I also think it broke in the marina by hitting it or so.
The trimm pumps are not going to do that, unless there was a haircrack befor and someone trimms one up and the other one down ?! But even then i would think it it would of broken in the water.
If they would trimm it up into the platform you would see it at the platform, BIGTIME.
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Not to mention too many stories of boats going out of after hours with the owners NOT on board . Never saw it personally but heard the stories from more than a few people.
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That's a good analysis - I have yet to see the boat in person but some of the other pictures show some fiberglass on the ground the color of the boat. I suspect what happened is that they trimmed the engines up into the swim platform.
And yes, the boat is in the water all season.
thanks for your help.
And yes, the boat is in the water all season.
thanks for your help.