FlyNavy
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Need advice - I have a 1976 Marine Trader 40' dual cabin / dual engine. The starboard engine's (Lehman 120) crankshaft broke recently and the diesel shop has told me they want $21K to do a complete removal/rebuild, or $17K to replace. Is this a fair price? I was looking online at the price of rebuilt engines and they are less than $10K so I was thinking of buying one and having the local boatyard put it in... and selling the old carcass for parts. Has anyone done something like this? I've attached two pictures of the engines. Again, any advice on rebuilding or replacing would be greatly appreciated. Best regards, Scott B.
Need advice - I have a 1976 Marine Trader 40' dual cabin / dual engine. The starboard engine's (Lehman 120) crankshaft broke recently and the diesel shop has told me they want $21K to do a complete removal/rebuild, or $17K to replace. Is this a fair price? I was looking online at the price of rebuilt engines and they are less than $10K so I was thinking of buying one and having the local boatyard put it in... and selling the old carcass for parts. Has anyone done something like this? I've attached two pictures of the engines. Again, any advice on rebuilding or replacing would be greatly appreciated. Best regards, Scott B.