Problem is I have a hard time trusting that even at a shop it's going to
be done correct if it's as difficult as you have mentioned.
You been reading some of my old posts ?
Yes that is why I do my own servicing and stuff now.. stuff that got missed doesnt anymore... but in saying that there is specialist stuff... and advise I get from our local workshop... well THE guy who knows his stuff..
In saying that the long term staff in the workshop also know their stuff....
Where things go wrong is when the new guy.. espec if younger, and coming up to workshop busy period, takes short cuts...
They get moved on.. often to other workshops...
Have a chat to your local guys...and yeah need parts , oil screws, maybe a little more expensive cause they are the agents...but that support will be returned in like
Ask and listen....ask why.. a little background knowledge will soon tell if they really know their stuff, or BS on stuff they dont...
Guy who know... they will tell, or suggest where to go to find out...those guys are the ones you want.... and support
Edit:
These guys also know the quirks of an engine...called long term expriance...
eg Sons merc throttle got stiff.. he dismantled.. lubed checked everything bits everwhere put it back.. still stiff.
Brought the boat here, I looked, seemed to be in the leg (???) rang the local guy.." straight away before I even finished, said " corrosion in the bush where ther gear box lever goes down into the leg... caused by water spray/ rain getting into uncovered engine or transducer type stuff .. merc are prone to it."
To check out, we sprayed the bush with marine crc, worked it a little, and slowly freed up
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He now has a cover over the transducer like mine, and an engine cover to keep rain out... and dries the under engine cover after each day out...thu with the above it stays dry......oh and occasional mist sprays the engine with lanolin now to water proof
So not only did he tell us what was wrong , but why and what needed to be dont to prevent...
Thats expert experiance..