my3sons
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- Feb 24, 2009
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- Boat Info
- 2004 400DB, Onan 9 kw Generator, Highfield RIB,
- Engines
- Cummins 6CTA M-3
julia valentine seems to disagree with several points in my post above:
Maintenance cost-
Your extra $230 /year for maintenance to pull the drives is based on one huge assumption.........that nothing is needed but fluid replacement. That is one huge faulty assumption. Stainless props put large loads on the i/o propshaft, bearings and seals. You will be paying for resealing the lower unit.........on i/o boats here that are used 12 months a year, on 2 outdrives, careful owners pull drives and service them every 75 hours, and end up resealing at least one drive every other year.]
I would agree with that, When I said that I had no trouble, I meant nothing ever came apart inside, I had the input shaft u-joints and seals replaced once on each drive about half way through ownership, also had the bellows replaced once. That is just normal maintenance. Also boat was always freshwater.