2/26/18 update. Here we are 16 months later and the PD is still on the hard. You may recall that all the large shops were inundated after Matthew, and that a local guy who runs a one man shop was going to take on her repairs. He came well recommended, said he thought that the engine was repairable. Checked it out, it turned, and had it running in short order, but said it was going to need relays, some wiring components, and so forth. "Next week." That was the month after Matthew, November 2016. By March he was finalizing parts for the engine, was going to re-wire the boat and work on cosmetics "next week." All this time I was stopping by his shop a couple times a week, but he was typically not there, out on dock calls. My boat was always "next week." Personal things (mine) took up the majority of my attention, but I kept checking on the boat and nothing much was getting done and I was having difficulty running him down ("next week"). When I did, it was yeah your engine is good and I just have to find time to do the other stuff. In October (1 year) I connected with him and tried to get him to commit to getting the work done by Thanksgiving. He said yes. At Thanksgiving we agreed that it would be done by Christmas. I guess I should have specified the year... In January I told him I wanted to pick up the boat, and could he put the engine together and get it ready to roll. I picked her up a few weeks ago and took her to a dealer, Yamaha certified and seller. I got the report from him last week that yes, the engine will run but he hears ugly sounds from inside and it would need a wiring harness and more and recommends that I put no money into the engine.
So, now I'm looking at repowering, rewiring and cosmetics. And starting to look at boats for sale advertisements. I'd like to bring her back to life, but don't know how smart it is to sink a lot of $$$ into her versus another boat. Beginning to read up on what's available in new engines.
This is my tale of woe. First world problems, I know.
