Well, two months and $1200 bucks later, i finally get to go fishin' again!! it seems the motor was in pretty bad shape. they had to replace the pinion gear, water pump, clean the carbs, and they found a piece of zip tie in a reed valve in one of the carbs. Who knows how that got there!!! well, i do, it was the previous shop i took it too. and i knew better than to do it b/c i know of there reputation, but i was looking for a quick fix and there a little closer to my house then anyone else. also, they finally figured out that the "jerking" issue i was having that i posted on here was the clutch dog. Not really sure what that is but it fixed my problem.