@XDelusion
i feel your pain. most everyone in the US these days just 'bites the bullet' and sends their classic kit to amigakit in the UK for repairs. yes, shipping isn't cheap, but they do a terrific job, you get amiga professionals doing the work, and the turn-around time is (usually) very reasonable.
if this was late summer i'd say to come out to amiwest and just hand them your kit. that way they can use their cheaper freight rates to ship it back to their shop in wales.
i also noticed you're having problems with octamed. doesn't that run on your MOS setup?
-- eliyahu