[Denr]

The hack you hired as a mechanic connected the transmission cables from the wrong side thereby reversing their operation. This can be corrected. It also seems as if the steering cables need to be crossed, this should not be a big deal as long as the original cables are available unless he/she shortened them or modified them in some other way. Yanmars are probably the most popular new sailboat auxiliary on the market today. They are designed with an oil sump that allows them to be operated at an angle so as not to starve the engine of oil. I don''t know exactly what that angle is but it is most certainty more than 5 degrees. Visit the Yanmar web sight to get their input on the maximum operating angle. Contact your attorney about the mechanic and don''t let him correct the problems, he''ll probably create new ones.