update:

Just got a call from my mechanic (Dave) at Diablo Marine, Yamaha is going to replace the power head for free .... I have regained my respect for Yamaha and will continue to buy Yamaha in the future. Class act yamaha my hats off to you. I still have to pay for the labor and misc items but in the long run its going to save me over 5k.

just goes to show you have your service done every year, that was the main reason Yamaha is willing to replace the powerhead, i had all the records form my mechanic, and the low hours helped also.

P.S thanks Dave for stepping up to the plate for me and getting this done.