Hi Danny, I've enjoyed reading your emails. You are where I was ten years ago, learning a new boat. This list is a great help, and I'm sure your persistence will pay off. Eventually you will have a great boat by making these improvements you are struggling with now, and you will learn skills as well.
The boatyard guys usually respect a boat owner who tries to fix things himself, but only if he does things right. They look down on people who take shortcuts, or ask them to fix something the owner screwed up. Their time is very expensive, so there are a few tricks to getting good advice from them for free. Offer to help the yard guy when he's working on an engine, hand him tools or clean up for him. Don't touch his tools, but carry things back to the truck, coil a hose, or power cords. Usually offering to help, breaks the ice, and once they know your problem, they might stop at the end of the workday to check it out for a cold beer. Always have cold beer at your boat. If you know what brand they like, stock it and keep it iced down. A cold twelve pack is a nice tip at the end of the day. Some jobs are bigger and deserve a 30 pack. Never accept advice or help for free. If you avoid paying the guy cash, all the better. Insist on giving some type of compensation, usually beer. I know they like the beer, but I think it's more a case of respect, they shouldn't work for nothing, and you can't afford to pay the $100/hr they are truly worth. If you get a problem and need to hire them, ask if paying cash can reduce the bill. I often got 15% off and no tax, if I could pay cash. Chuck Resolute 1990 C&C 34R Atlantic City, NJ ----- Original Message ----- From: [email protected] To: [email protected] Sent: Tuesday, August 14, 2012 10:43:19 AM Subject: Re: Stus-List A4 Engine alignment Brand new cutlass bearing and shaft. When I put the dial indicator on the shaft it was moving about .015 out of true, Upon screwing around with the motor mounts I got that reduced to .005 approx. Now this was with the coupler tight to the tranny flange. So, I then disconnected the coupler and adjusted a little more but I had no feeler guage with me... I asked the yard mechanic to have a look at it. With all the mount adjusting bolts free and easy to move and the lags on the feel loose I was hoping someone with more experience with this sort of thing could do it quickly... However, there is the chance they won't get to it... They didn't seem all that thrilled about doing it. He did say if I was to break all the bolts free it would save me a lot of money... ---------- Original Message ---------- From: Joel Aronson <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Stus-List A4 Engine alignment Date: Tue, 14 Aug 2012 10:30:21 -0400 Dumb questions: 1. Is the cutlass bearing good? 2. If the motor is out of alignment can you see the shaft wobbling while in gear? Joel On Tue, Aug 14, 2012 at 10:27 AM, Della Barba, Joe < [email protected] > wrote: Put another fixed prop on and see what you get. It may be the prop doing it. � Joe Della Barba � From: [email protected] [mailto: [email protected] ] On Behalf Of [email protected] Sent: Tuesday, August 14, 2012 9:57 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Stus-List A4 Engine alignment � Well, I have a brand new shaft and had the machine shop check the prop hub on the lathe. �they said "you can't get any better than that" � I can hear and feel the blades opening and closing as I rotate the shaft by hand so nothing is stuck. � I guess it is just a pain in the butt, time consuming, task... � I'll have to get the feeler�gauges�out and keep messing with it... � Danny ---------- Original Message ---------- From: "Rich Knowles" < [email protected] > To: < [email protected] > Subject: Re: Stus-List A4 Engine alignment Date: Tue, 14 Aug 2012 10:33:35 -0300 Danny. The engine has to be adjusted on its mounts so that the coupling faces are as parallel and in line as you can get them. To start, remove the connecting bolts completely from the coupling flanges. Check that the flanges are tight on the shafts and the lock bolts are wired properly. Check that the shaft is in its best centered resting position and that the engine is as close as possible to being in line. Then put the bolts back in loose and, using feeler gauges inserted between the coupling faces, adjust the motor position so the faces meet exactly with the same clearance measured around the face of the couplings. Then tighten the engine mount nuts and re-measure the flange face clearances. Once you are satisfied that you have the engine in the correct position, tighten the flange connecting bolts. � If you still have problems after completing the alignment, check that you do not have a propeller problem. � Rich Knowles INDIGO - LF38 Halifax, NS � � � From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of [email protected] Sent: August 14, 2012 09:57 To: [email protected] Subject: Stus-List A4 Engine alignment � Hello all, � Well i got out for a sea trial on Sunday. �The engine runs nicely but, it vibrated like crazy underway. �It appears I did not align the engine. �I've gotten it better aligned now but, are there any tips or techniques to adjusting this thing to get dead nuts aligned? � It seems a very tedious�endeavor... �When I put a dial indicator on the shaft, just aft of the coupler, I can't seem to get it better than .005 of an inch. �It started�out�at about .015 when i first put it on and i thought that the .005 may have been acceptable but, it still vibrated. � I've asked the yard mechanic to have a look and align it for me. �However, if he doesn't get to it this week I'd like to get it done myself before the weekend so that I can FINALLY go sailing! � Thanks, Danny � _______________________________________________ This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album http://www.cncphotoalbum.com [email protected] -- Joel 301 541 8551 _______________________________________________ This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album http://www.cncphotoalbum.com [email protected]
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