Wondered if anyone can help me out with this, long post i suppose but im looking at buying an 87 oday 322, boat seems to be in really good condition, above the water and had it hauled out to check underneath, no blisters or keel joint cracks, there seemed to be a bit of play in the cutless bearing maybe 1/16", when we took it out under power the prop shaft from the motor to the stuffing box had a lot of vibation there also is debris under the stuffing box what is this ( is this debris normal ) anyhow i had a guy who is a mechanic check it out and he was all doom and gloom, this is what he told me it would need, cutless bearing replaced, possibly the pilot bearing in the motor may need replaced, most likely engine mounts need replaced and could need work on the shaft or engine aligned, said it could cost $7500 to $12500 and because of that it should be a total loss! anyone had any of this work done and could tell me what it cost? I offered $10k for the boat before i found this out and they accepted the offer, the boat was donated to their foundation, any help appreciated, will try to post a video or pics of the shaft
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