2002 Maxum hit a rock!
Hey all.
Just had a real bad accident in my 2002 Maxum. Ran over a rock bed and
all but tore the entire (Bravo 3) outdrive off. Towed it to my dealer
and got some god awful news. Estimate to repair: $17,000!! And only
$1000 of it is labor.I know nothing about I/O systems. Why would this repair be this steep?
The boat alone is only worth $24k. Just seems crazy that this whole
outdrive thing cost nearly 80% of the boats value. What am I missing here?
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zachalyse
Sep 6
2006
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| It sounds like your dealer is looking to cash in on your insurance. I'd
do some looking around if I were you. But try to get the boat back,
they try to hit you up for outragous storage if you leave it, to get
you to agree to let them do the work, they tell you they'll take it off
the bill if they get the job, if not you have to pay it. |
Capt
Sep 6
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| 17,000 for that damage??? Are you sure it was
seventeen thousand and not seven thousand???
Or even better yet seventeen hundered???? I would expect to pay 7-8000 for a new outdrive
labor and maybe some fiberglass work in need be.
5000 for materials and 2-3 grand for all the labor. if the marina wants that much from you they are
screwing around with you. Time to get some more quotes! Tom zachalyse wrote: |
tksirius
Sep 6
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| I assume that the OP was insured (I certainly would be on a $24K
boat). If so, it seems the pricing and dickering are the insurance
company's problem. I would be looking for the most competent service
operation I could find and try to get the insurance to kick in for new
OEM parts - screw the costs as long as the insurance company accepts
it, it is over the deductible any way you look at it. Dave Hall |
Dave
Sep 6
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| Ouch...sorry about the accident. I hope no one got hurt. Typical of boats and cars (moreso with boats), but if you bought all the
parts seperately, it'd be 3-4 times the cost of the vehicle new. Sad but
true. That's why many pro car theft rings part out the cars...they're worth
more that way. I'd suggest that you tell the dealer to put the feelers out for a slavaged
bravoIII. There are many accidents (unfortunately) where the boat is
totalled, but the outdrive is fine. I might even scour Craigs list or
similar to find a used boat with a similar outdrive...you might get lucky. I hope it works out. Good luck! --Mike "zachalyse" <none@000.com> wrote in message |
MGG
Sep 6
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| According to http://www.outdriveshop.com/supplies/mainsupplies.html a
new outdrive, less shipping/handling, etc., is about $6,000. Or http://www.sterndrives.com/precisionparts/414bravothree.html >What am I missing here? Figure the cost of the outdrive, probably some repair to the transom
if you hit really hard, new seals, no telling if there is some engine
damage - perhaps that's why it's high. Do you have a detailed estimate or is it one of the ball park things? |
Shortwave
Sep 6
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| Too high. But the bravo 3 is the most expensive i/o and the least
likely to be available used. I don't know the bravo 3 well enough to
know if the other bravos are a bolt in. They would be much more likely
to be available used. The counter rotating props are really nice but
the cost of the 3 outdrive and the props is not worth it for a runabout
inho. |
jamesgangnc
Sep 6
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| >likely to be available used. I don't know the bravo 3 well enough to |
Shortwave
Sep 6
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| He said it's a 2002 maxum and worth $24k so I assumed it was less than
25 ft. Try ebay. There's a new bravo 3 at $2500 with 8 hours to go. |
jamesgangnc
Sep 6
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