If it makes you feel better I have a buddy that has low compression on a cylinder. He has called every boat repair place within a 2 hours. December is the earliest anybody can get him in. He then said well Ill just replace it. Yamaha dealers said Xmas at the earliest. He is ordering another Merc stepping up to the 115. They told him between 3 and 6 months for a motor and being able to install. Most of the places have enough work now they can be picky.