**Before you read please know that I am new to all this so I may not have all the part descriptions correct**
I have a 1981 Glastron SX-190 with a 5.0 mercruiser engine and mercruiser outdrive.
I bought this boat less than a month ago and the guy that sold it to me said it had bad bellows which caused a minor leak and needed to be replaced. The bellows are indeed bad but I also noticed another leak while checking where the water was leaking in. I did this by filling the water reservoir (the area in the boat where the water collects before being bilged out) and looking for leaks. The main water leak is coming from the bottom of the gimbal housing (I could be wrong but it is what buts up against the hull and houses the outdrive). My question is...
How hard is this to repair? Is it just a bad seal? Can the average Joe with a mechanical mind do the job? How much would an average shop charge to do it?
Thanks in advance for all your input and expertise.
I have a 1981 Glastron SX-190 with a 5.0 mercruiser engine and mercruiser outdrive.
I bought this boat less than a month ago and the guy that sold it to me said it had bad bellows which caused a minor leak and needed to be replaced. The bellows are indeed bad but I also noticed another leak while checking where the water was leaking in. I did this by filling the water reservoir (the area in the boat where the water collects before being bilged out) and looking for leaks. The main water leak is coming from the bottom of the gimbal housing (I could be wrong but it is what buts up against the hull and houses the outdrive). My question is...
How hard is this to repair? Is it just a bad seal? Can the average Joe with a mechanical mind do the job? How much would an average shop charge to do it?
Thanks in advance for all your input and expertise.