I purchased a bravo 1 outdrive back in June 27,after a total of 2 - 3 hours the upper blew , it's been in a shop and they tell me it's junk it didn't run out of fluid because the gears aren't scorched . The drive had regular power in front of it . There are no serial number on it anywhere to even identify it as mercruiser or a gear ratio, which leads the mechanic to believe its after market , anyway the drive is junk and must have been built improperly,

Here's the facts bought on eBay on June 27 ,1600 $
Outdrive shows up month later after many excuses as to why it ain't shipped yet
I put out drive on boat 2-3 hours of use its junk , thing looked brand new
My guess is he blew it once with that big blower motor he has in his eliminator rebuilt it wrong and sold it to me
Outdrive went to the shop for about 3 weeks where mechanic tells me the gears are in pieces

I've got the guys phone # no response yet
eBay and PayPal working on it
I found the guys Facebook page and that's where I see the big blower motor , well you do the math
Anyway I'm not a dick just not gonna let this one go
I can almost guarantee klaus from tacoma is on this website
And of course I would ship back or love to work out a deal -feel my pain

"There are no serial number on it anywhere to even identify it as mercruiser or a gear ratio, which leads the mechanic to believe its after market"

If your mechanic cannot identify the drive I'd suggest finding another mechanic. Working on a drive without knowing what it is is not a good practice.

Look I bought a drive described as like new it's broken after 2-3 hrs and worthless , the thread ain't about serial numbers or mechanics but thanks for the input bro

Post a pic of the boat and motor… Most people know boats not names around here

What kind of drive is it? What kind of boat did you put it on? No one makes a bravo upper in the aftermarket (not a direct copy that is) so I'm hoping your not talking about an alpha? What shop has it now?

It's a bravo boat that I know.

Not enough info to determine if you got screwed or not... depends on how it was represented in the ebay listing and what (if any) communication you had with the seller prior to bidding.

It's a bravo 1 ,boat is old formula with 350 hp,better question would be what would cause a bravo 1 that looks brand spanking new ( on the outside ) to end up destroyed on the inside ? I suspected it ran out of fluid and siezed but the unit was still full , the mechanic said there was metal everywhere .
Just to be clear I'm not trying to start #+\= because in all honesty this guy wins and there really isn't any thing I can do about it unless the guy has a conscience , it's more of a heads up .

Best part is that eBay can't do anything about it because its been over a month since purchase which wouldn't have mattered because it took over a month to get anyway

Screwed ?? I paid for a drive that worked for 3 hours .