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I got two quotes for replacing U-Joint, gimbals, bellows, and shift cables in my 1986 28PC (twin Alpha's). They were almost $1000 difference in price, $1500 and $2675. Both are supposedly reputable. Curious to know what the general census is. Thanks!

Does anyone know what this is?

Although we are still in Bimini i thought i would post an update. We crossed on Friday 29 May. The forcast was for 2-4 ft and that was pretty accurate, but the seas were confused. About 30 mins in i stopped to make sure ever thing was staying secure and what not. When i took off againthe...

Although I have done almost all the maintenance on my boats I have never replaced the gimbal or shift cable. Is it a difficult job? I have read up on it and it seems to be pretty straight forward, but one worry I have is making sure the bellows are water tight. Is that a valid concern? Thanks in...

Brought my boat out yesterday to buff it and service the outdrives. The machine that takes the boats out (IDK what you call them) registered just under 13,000lbs for my boat! The specs are around 7,500. I had nearly no fuel, waste take empty, water full. I do have a generator. I think the extra...

So yesterday I decided to go to the boat and clean up a little after taking the kids out the weekend before. I climbed on board and started picking up. I grabbed a pair of shoes from under the aft bed and felt water. I lifted the bed up and the carpet was SOAKED!! That's when the panic, anger...

I just bought a 1986 Formula 28 PC (twin 5.7 Mercs, Alpha I, and 5K Kohler genset) a2 months ago. After owning a 1986 Chris Craft Scorpion 230 and a 1990 Chaparral Signature 30, it is the cleanest, of the 3. Within minutes of putting it in the water I had multiple compliments and when I reached...