I just have no idea whats involved in the process. Ive only owned the boat for a year now, and it onlly had 12 hours on the motor when I bought it, and its been so perfect that I have not had to take it anywhere for work as of yet! If you can suggest somebody in the area, I live in Huntington Beach, Ca., that would be great. I just dont know if familiarity with the basscat boat would make the job go better for the tech, or if it would not matter. like I said I would be going in blind, so to speak, as far as which Mercury dealer to go to. Im actually fairly handy with most things, but I have never dug into a boat, so its a little intimidating