Quote Originally Posted by scout-j-m View Post
I actually just found a local shop this morning who can and will do it, W&W Machine in Holly Pond. Initially I was told by an employee they didn't do smaller motors like outboards but when I asked if they had any recommendations on where to take it he directed me to the owner who said that he actually would do it, they just don't generally do them. I can understand that as it is tougher being a blind hole and having intake and exhaust ports in the cylinder walls to worry about. I'm glad to have found a place though. My only other lead so far was Midway Machine Shop in Athens. A guy at TV Marine pointed me towards them although I never got around to calling them as they were my back up plan. W&W Machine is just 5 minutes from my house which is very convenient.

I'm surprised there aren't shops that advertise that they work on outboards being this is such a popular boating region. Maybe it's some type of agreement between them and the boat mechanics to help them get as many rebuilds as possible and discouraging the home mechanic?

Anyways, just gotta order about $500 worth of parts now and hopefully I can remember how to put this thing back together! LOL
This is just me and I get a little paranoid on things like this. I would not order parts untill I had a block back and I checked the bore for sizing and true and make real sure the ports are not messed up. Have seen some where the cutting tool can damage ports if the guy running machine is not used to cutting them.