At this point I can't help but smile, chuckle and keep moving on.
The way I see it is we can pontificate all day long about a survey. My opinion on the matter is that a survey likely would not have caught the issue with the 1st engine. Let's not assume anything else that I did or did not do leading up to my purchase. I have the right people and skills and did not go into this blindly. Someone did not perform their job correctly on the engine work and it took whatever set of circumstances and/ or time for it to become fully exposed.
The second engine was where I gambled and lost. I knew at that time I "should" have gone for the Bravo upgrade right then and there.
It all comes down to this...she's spat out two mills now. She wants the upgrades and I'm not going to fight her on this any longer.
Writing a check for another boat..........
Anyone can do it that way! Lazy bums!
With all of the fun I've posted, I am able to post all of it with a certain appreciation in the amount of knowledge that I gained about my specific boat as well as going on a much deeper dive than I've ever been with regards to marine applications.
We are at today and I own all of the steps I have taken. "Woe is me" isn't the message here. Sure, I felt frustrated and defeated at one point. I also happened to develop an exceptional friendship in all this.
The reward will be worth every ounce of the friction it took to arrive here.