$45 for a new shaft, $45 for labor, just had a new one put on yesterday and it literally took the guy 10 min
I could fix it myself. Just really want to change to 24volt. And its a 2003 model and everything about it is pretty worn.
There will be days when the fishing is better than one's most optimistic forecast, others when it is far worse. Either is a gain over just staying home.