In and Out!?  You could be getting ready to lose your prop or shaft.  A
lost shaft could result in a 1" hole allowing gushing water in your boat.

Check what you can while in the water from in the boat.  Try to recreate
the "play".  Check for loose coupling/nuts.

I hope and can only imagine that what the diver actually meant was "side to
side play".  This is relatively common and is most likely caused by a worn
cutlass bearing.

Josh Muckley
S/V Sea Hawk
1989 C&C 37+
Solomons, MD

On Oct 22, 2016 10:02 AM, "Kris O'Brien via CnC-List" <[email protected]>
wrote:

> Hi all,
> When the dive service cleaned my hull last week, the diver informed me of
> some in-out play in the shaft. I have a 35-3 with the 3gmf and a dripless
> seal.
> My question is what are the common causes for this and is some play normal
> or am I facing a potentially catastrophic problem.
> Any advice is greatly appreciated.
> Thanks,
>
> Kris O'Brien
> S/V Syzygy
>
> California Substrates
>
>
> 818-300-9898
> skype: coldkris
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
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