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Old 10-09-2008
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May I wax philosphical???

Here's the question I'd ask........ Do you like messing around with motors?

If so, go for it, you ultimately will care more about it than the guy you take it to. If there are challenges along the way and you'll enjoy learning from them, you'll have additional knowledge for next time.

If you hate working on motors, you'll get frustrated when things go wrong. In that case, let someone else do it.

I like working on motors and improvement projects. I hate bottom painting and maintaining teak. I do the first two and farm out the other two.

It took me a while (decades) to realize that I really did like working on motors, but once I did, the frustration went away.
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