B.O.A.T. - Break Out Another .....What was the last amout you paid for a repair?

[coolbri70]

broke a piston in my evinrude, just spent $360 on 1 piston with rings, 3 ring sets, powerhead gasket set, and oem service manual, if it hadn't broken I would have spent that much on gas by now, but I have been out a few times in my 12' w/ 15 hp , so at least still get on the water, just at the mercy of everyones wakes

 

[TonyR64]

This is my first boat, paid $3500 for it and still spending money.
$250.00 for Bennett trim tab pump. The electric motor burned up and tried to find a motor for it, no such luck. Waiting for the pump to show up.
$165.00 for 280DP parts. Replacing the bellows, u-joints and steering yoke bushings. The steering was real sloppy and while I'm into it this far, I might as well replace everything else.
$110.00 for a new throttle cable. Replacing the P.O.S. cable with one from Control Cables. This one had a kink in it and wouldn't let the motor return to idle making it hard to dock and hard on the sterndrive.
$60.00 for a universal tank selector valve and new fuel lines. The boat has a manual selector valve now, but I'm replacing it with an electric one so when I switch the gas gauge on the dash, it changes to the same tank. Prevents from reading one tank and pulling fuel from the other (in my case, keeps me from running out of fuel thinking I have a full tank....duh).
Not complaining by no means, never had so much fun spending money. And yes, I do all my own work.

 

[airdvr1227]

said they would not even look at the boat becouse it didnt have a Marine carb on it

So you worked on it and left a street carb intact?

 

[airdvr1227]

How I miss my trailer-able boat sometimes. I can't just haul my rig out anymore and take it home to work on it.

Last weekend as were were leaving I lifted the engine covers and was surprised to see water in the bilge. The float switch as under water and in it's full upright position. I checked fuses and connections at the battery to no avail. Combine that with the fact that I had to leave because I had business in the morning I couldn't miss I was forced to employ a dockside service company. Bilge pump was 'frozen'. Final cost to have them replace it at the slip?

$432.65.

 

[bspeth]

300 bucks to reseal the upper unit.Never go back to a mechanic though,they messed up the job.

 

[kjsAZ]

Waiting to get her back beginning next week but I had a fix price quote: upper unit all seals replacement and changing the entire transom seal kit on on an alpha1G2 (all bellows, gimbal bearing and more). Will run around $750 with tax.
Didn't want to crawl into the stern and buy the special tools required for the bell-housing job. If it would have been the upper unit alone (dripping oil from shift shoe) I would have done it in the garage but the bellows were well past their "use before date".

 

[81 Checkmate]

So you worked on it and left a street carb intact?

Nope...As soon as we got it back from the mech....Looked on C.L. and found a quadrajet marine carb for $$75.00 bucks. Figured out it was the main fuse under the dash that keep it from starting..... Ran it till till it spun a rod bearing. Now it has a 1979 chevy 350 that i rebuilt. Used motor $350......Machine work and parts about a total of $850.00.

Here is one.....the 898 outdrive needed a new upper grease seal...went to the mech and he quoted me. $240.00 just to replace the seal and new lube and pressure test also said it most likely needs a new ujoint yoke at $125.00...so a total of $365.00.
Had to buy a spanner wrench. $$29.00
Gasket kit....$20.00
Speedi sleave...$30.00 for the yoke
New gear lube and pressure test parts. $20.00

So i did the repair for a lttle over a hundred bucks.

 

[Cptkid570]

I've always heard that the parts inside of the outdrive need special shims and stuff, so I've never tried to replace anything in them.. And, I've torn through some upper gears before.

 

[dingbat]

Here is one.....the 898 outdrive needed a new upper grease seal...went to the mech and he quoted me. $240.00 just to replace the seal and new lube and pressure test also said it most likely needs a new ujoint yoke at $125.00...so a total of $365.00. Had to buy a spanner wrench. $$29.00 Gasket kit....$20.00 Speedi sleave...$30.00 for the yoke New gear lube and pressure test parts. $20.00 So i did the repair for a lttle over a hundred bucks.

How many hours did it take you? Include research, travel to get parts, etc.

 

[bonz_d]

About 3 hours of my time. Aside from parts if I had to pay shop rates I'd find something else to do.

 

[81 Checkmate]

How many hours did it take you? Include research, travel to get parts, etc.

I took it apart first to see what i needed then orderd the parts off the internet (1hr). Research right here on iboats (2hrs).... First time taking the yoke out of a drive.. If i knew for sure what i needed going in.. id say 3 hrs to do the physical job...not including wait time for the pressure test....... i left it pumped up overnight to be sure .....So the mech was right on for what he was going to charge me. Dont get me wrong i know theses guy's need to make a living.....But if i can do it myself and save some bucks im going to do it.

 

[Mischief Managed]

I did a 4 hour repair last Sunday that cost me nothing.

My steering was sloppy on my 14-year-old Bravo 3. I had to replace a broken gimbal ring a few years ago and used a heavy duty U-bolt, so I know that was not the cause of the slop. I used the JR marine transom plate kit and the Mercruiser plug kit that makes swivel shaft removal very easy. Turns out the steering lever and/or swivel shaft had some wear that allowed for play. Fortunately, the square interface between the two parts is tapered. I made a spacer washer that gave the swivel shaft room to be pulled up higher into the steering lever which tightened the steering up. I was still able to maintain adequate clearance at the bottom of the gimbal ring pivot point, but it is at the limit now.

While doing this work, I learned that I can remove the swivel shaft without removing the bell housing. Just needed to disconnect the u-joint bellows from the bell housing and push it down to make room for the swivel shaft to drop out of the gimbal ring.

When I was done, I noticed that there was still slop in the sterring but I traced it to the Teleflex rack and pinion at my helm. Turns out the 4 bolts that hold the rack down on the pinion housing were loose. I tightened them down and the slop was dramatically reduced. Can't wait to try it out now. I think I got rid of 80 to 90 percent of the slop overall.

 

[onewhippedpuppy]

$54 for a new remote oil filter base. Sorta my fault, I damaged it when removing the oil filter, previously installed by Hercules himself.

It's funny how many people think that boat ownership is only for rich people. When I bring up boating, it's inevitable that somebody brings up Break Out Another Thousand. These aren't complex, anybody with some mechanical savvy can do most/all of the work themselves. I can't imagine taking mine to the nearby marine shop, they are expensive and currently 6-weeks deep in work.

 

[Mischief Managed]

$54 for a new remote oil filter base. Sorta my fault, I damaged it when removing the oil filter, previously installed by Hercules himself.

It's funny how many people think that boat ownership is only for rich people. When I bring up boating, it's inevitable that somebody brings up Break Out Another Thousand. These aren't complex, anybody with some mechanical savvy can do most/all of the work themselves. I can't imagine taking mine to the nearby marine shop, they are expensive and currently 6-weeks deep in work.

I have yet to pay anyone to work on the three boats I've owned. Working on them is half the fun for me.

 

[Maclin]

I would not be able to boat if I could not keep up with the repairs on my own, just no budget for brand new or new-ish toys right now.

 

[Cptkid570]

$54 for a new remote oil filter base. Sorta my fault, I damaged it when removing the oil filter, previously installed by Hercules himself.

It's funny how many people think that boat ownership is only for rich people. When I bring up boating, it's inevitable that somebody brings up Break Out Another Thousand. These aren't complex, anybody with some mechanical savvy can do most/all of the work themselves. I can't imagine taking mine to the nearby marine shop, they are expensive and currently 6-weeks deep in work.

This is pretty much my point in creating this thread. I always hear the "Break out another thousand" and it seems that most people who do their own work and know where to buy parts don't spend that much. The other quote that makes me laugh is the "I don't need a boat, I just need friends with a boat".

 

[no704]

Got my 1985 Bayliner for 1500. Ran good for a couple seasons. Then developed a vibration one spring. Kept rolling and cheesed the drive shft bearings. Know a lot more now. Was able to get a new bell housing for about $450 and a bearing set to get her back together.

 

[z00m]

Waiting to get my boat back shortly.

Last weekend I was 'doing the work myself' in taking the stbd prop off while in the slip and afterwards I heard water leaking into the bilge. It was the first time I had lifted the leg all the way up since I have owned it (3 months). Boat is now being fitted with 2 replacement transom assemblies, replacement legs, new manifolds and risers, reseal the inlet manifolds, service both engines, bottom paint, etc etc. I'll be upwards of $15K by the time it's done.

Boat was surveyed before I bought it so this is no surprise. The timing of the repairs was the surprise.

 

[90stingray]

Had a pop and bang while underway at wot. Thought I lost the motor. I was able to restart it and limp back to the dock. It was backfiring thru the carb but I made it to the trailer. Took about 45 minutes. Got home and did a compression check. All seemed OK... but #2 was a little low. Pulled the valve cover and found a blown apart rocker arm on #2 cylinder. New rocker arm and ball with nut $9.99. Gaskets, oil change, and threw in new plugs... back up and running. Spent about $75. Much better than the engine rebuild I thought I was going to have to do!

 

[Cptkid570]

zOOm - All that work for a water leak? Do you have i/o's or inboards? You sure you don't just need a bellow?

90stingray - very nice! Anytime I think it may be a repair of internal engine parts, I feel it may be pricey.