Klunatic
Ultimate Member
I am reaching out to the community at large for help dealing with an issue with my boat. I have a 2007 SeaRay Amberjack 290 with twin IO Mercuiser 350MPI Bravo III Outdrives.
What I need is an experienced factory trained mechanic to help advocate for me on a simple repair that has turned into a nightmare. The basic background is I have a slow leak in the transom into the boat (water). It has been determined to me leaking through the top of the tansom plate where the steering shaft comes through. The rub comes in that I have been told by many mechanics that it most likely is a swivel shaft seal gone bad and possibly a bad swivel steering shaft, a $1,000 repair at worst. The current shop (will not name at this point) pulled my motor and "river" tested my boat to determine what I already knew was a leak. Then they told me with out pulling the transom plate that I needed a new transom plate to remedy the issue a $5,000 repair parts and labor. The determined this without even pulling the transom plate.
There is one other kicker, I brought my boat to this "reputable" shop on March 27th. They still haven't even pulled the transom plate to verify the cause of the leak but feel they can tell me by looking at the leak it requires total replacement of the transom plate.
What I need is an experienced factory trained mechanic to help advocate for me on a simple repair that has turned into a nightmare. The basic background is I have a slow leak in the transom into the boat (water). It has been determined to me leaking through the top of the tansom plate where the steering shaft comes through. The rub comes in that I have been told by many mechanics that it most likely is a swivel shaft seal gone bad and possibly a bad swivel steering shaft, a $1,000 repair at worst. The current shop (will not name at this point) pulled my motor and "river" tested my boat to determine what I already knew was a leak. Then they told me with out pulling the transom plate that I needed a new transom plate to remedy the issue a $5,000 repair parts and labor. The determined this without even pulling the transom plate.
There is one other kicker, I brought my boat to this "reputable" shop on March 27th. They still haven't even pulled the transom plate to verify the cause of the leak but feel they can tell me by looking at the leak it requires total replacement of the transom plate.
