Isn't it the darndest thing when you pay someone to do something...and they make it worse?

J3ffJ3ff Member Posts: 4,224 ✭✭✭✭✭
Had a mechanic change the bellows this past summer, because I wanted to be SURE that everything was good to go.. and I got the gimbal noise two or so weeks ago, knew it was a problem...

So, now, paying for the boat to be pulled out again, 100's of dollars just for that.. and then the time and effort of course.. and here's the result of paying someone to do this work this past August..

Pictures from today:



It's so hard to judge if someone knows what they are doing or not.. hopefully the new mechanic can put all of this back together correctly.

What kills me on this one is I had a bayliner that I didn't change the bellows for 10 years and never had a problem. 

This one I am trying to do the correct maintenance on and end up paying multiple times for the same thing! 



Comments

  • PickleRickPickleRick Member Posts: 4,341 ✭✭✭✭✭
    It looks like he used a steel pipe and hammer to install that retainer ring.   
  • J3ffJ3ff Member Posts: 4,224 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited February 2023
    Try a flat head screwdriver, don't forget how this is a sea core drive, maybe a year old.  :'(
  • J3ffJ3ff Member Posts: 4,224 ✭✭✭✭✭


    Fixed. Cleaning and repainting drive tomorrow. She's getting her bottom sanded down and repainted next week. 
  • PickleRickPickleRick Member Posts: 4,341 ✭✭✭✭✭
    That install looks much better. 


    I didn't have a seal driver big enough to install mine so I resorted to a strategically reshaped block of wood.    Who installs an aluminum ring with a screw driver? 


    Did you have the universal bearings replaced?
  • J3ffJ3ff Member Posts: 4,224 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Well, the sanding and painting started early, sanding was completed today, including the outdrive.. wow... when does that ever happen in the keys? Painting tomorrow I hear.. back in the water by Sunday. 
  • rasburyrasbury Member Posts: 8,944 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Go burn some dinosaurs 🦕!
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