I decided I had not been fishing near enough this summer. I loaded up the boat and planned on a 3 day trip to Buffalo Bill. The first thing as I left the dock, I noticed that something did not feel right. I went to full throttle and it jumped out of gear. I could not even get up on plane. Stuck close to ramp but fishing was not good. I got home and started pulling the lower unit apart. I found the trouble soon enough. BUT I also noticed that the drive shaft on my 115 HP Merc had a thin crack in it. This was not something I wanted to be out on the water with when it gave out. Guess what a new goes for $600.00 give or take. I was lucky enough to find a used one online for $150.00. Now all I have to do is wait and see if it is as good as he said it was. Oh well September fishing is always better on BB anyway.