With the break that close to the coupler, sounds like an alignment issue to me. Perhaps the strut was bent and the shop didn't catch it. I hope for their sake it isnt loose motor mounts.
Welcome to life with an inboard. The stern drive guys get to deal with fishing line around the prop hubs, contaminated gear oil, faulty trim solenoids, a simple bearing that requires pulling the engine to change, and leaking bellows that can in some cases sink a boat. We get stuff like this.
In 16 years, I've broke one strut, bent two more, snapped off a rudder, and I'm on my third driveshaft and second prop. I am on a first name basis with the local prop repair shop owner. No way around it, inboards are much more vulnerable to damage from either rocky bottoms or in my case large logs submerged just below the surface.
Despite this, I really have little interest in stern drive boats. I do all my own work, so I appreciate the DD inboard being so simple and easy to work on. Not to mention a small one like mine can run circles around a sterndrive maneuvering around the dock.
Last edited by DKJBama92Mariah; 03-21-2012 at 11:54 PM.
1992 Supra Mariah - Red
PCM 351HO 285hp - PCM 1.23:1 Transmission
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