bravo three trashed
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bravo three trashed
Last night i got a call from a friend. Taking on water and can't get boat into gear. Apparently he had hit a submerged log in lake shelbyville, il. I towed him back to the ramp and loaded the boat by hand. The bravo three was hanging off the back of the boat only by the shifter cables and hoses! Upper and lower housings both trashed, Gimbal ring broken, and i assume there was damage to the drive coupler since at speed when it happened. Question is, what does this repair typically cost? Does the whole transom assembly have to be replaced in this scenario? Just trying to help a buddy get his boat back up and going.
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if the boats insured, turn it in, pay deductable, if not, internals are probably ok, may just need cases and gimble ring, engine coupler should be ok I would think, look at the drive shaft and check it's condition, it should give some idea of the coupler condition, start disassembly and look for broken parts, make sure you check the inner transom plate.
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Last night i got a call from a friend. Taking on water and can't get boat into gear. Apparently he had hit a submerged log in lake shelbyville, il. I towed him back to the ramp and loaded the boat by hand. The bravo three was hanging off the back of the boat only by the shifter cables and hoses! Upper and lower housings both trashed, Gimbal ring broken, and i assume there was damage to the drive coupler since at speed when it happened. Question is, what does this repair typically cost? Does the whole transom assembly have to be replaced in this scenario? Just trying to help a buddy get his boat back up and going.
Last edited by Deltarat; 07-12-2008 at 10:50 AM.
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His insurance company will cover the cost, just want make sure it gets done right. new bravo III's from bam are $5k....ouch
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i've got a used bravo III with 2.00:1 gears came off of my fathers 2001 Searay 260 Sundancer...260-265 hours on it...WORKS PERFECT. has a little bit of corrosion but mechanincally perfect. i came across a deal a few months ago on a new one so i grabbed it for him. if your interested let me know...im going to put it on ebay this coming weekend.