Brian, I think I would trim the excess length (because I've never seen one stick out beyond the strut). And you need room for the zincs and the prop.
I think I would apply three coats of wax to the bronze surface to prep it for an epoxy filler shim coat. The wax prevents the epoxy from bonding to the cutless bearing. I would dry fit the thing using the shaft to align the bearing. Assemble the shaft to the engine coupling and check alignment and see if the bearing would work better in any direction. Pull the prop end of the shaft in the direction required to get a better alignment and tie it off there. You may need to use a syringe to inject the epoxy into the resulting void from the forward end. Then let that cure overnight and tighten the set screws the next day. Chuck Resolute 1990 C&C 34R Broad Creek, Magothy River, Md ----- Original Message ----- From: "Brian Fry via CnC-List" <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Cc: "Brian Fry" <biker...@yahoo.com> Sent: Tuesday, March 8, 2016 4:28:06 PM Subject: Stus-List New bearing arrived. How to make it tighter. As the heading says my new bearing has arrived. It slid right in with minimal resistance. It is also 1/2 inch too long. Is any of this an issue. Should I cut it down to fit? Do I need to add some sort of glue or epoxy? Or will the two set screws be enough? Here is a link to my blog where there is a pic. https://m.facebook.com/The-Next-14-Years-1011224262273851/ https://m.facebook.com/The-Next-14-Years-1011224262273851/ Brian Fry la Neige 37/40xl 1993 Havre de Grace _______________________________________________ Email address: CnC-List@cnc-list.com To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go to the bottom of page at: http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com
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