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A couple of times, I’ve had friends bring me motors they have invested $$$ in to get fixed that still weren’t right and they were quoted more $$$. In all cases, they had taken the motors to small engines shops that hardly ever see an outboard, let alone an older one. This may not be the case with your mechanic, but it seems the ones my friends used were "learning on their motor", and, when confronted with something they have never done, like maybe the engine mount in your case, the mechanics give a high estimate because they don’t know how long it will take….and…they hope the high estimate will make you just go away. Now I have spent a lot of time on some motors, learning how to diagnose and/or replace something new, but I don’t think the owner should pay for my learning curve…..but then…I’m a retired hobby guy, self-taught on motors, taking them apart since I was 12 years old, and I do it now for fun on motors for friends and neighbors – I charge for parts, plus a case of beer for my labor….but when it becomes a friend of a friend of a friend, I tell them I don’t have time.
Dave