Looks great. > On 06/25/2020 6:49 PM Josh Muckley via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > wrote: > > > I completed the shaft install today. I ended up cutting off about 2.5 > inches of shaft log. Everything else went pretty well. > > https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=1FIKXswJLvlrxg3HOp2aJAqpqf-ib5i9g > > Josh Muckley > S/V Sea Hawk > 1989 C&C 37+ > Solomons, MD > > On Tue, Jun 16, 2020, 09:02 Josh Muckley via CnC-List < > cnc-list@cnc-list.com mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com > wrote: > > > > I've asked a few of you personally so if this is a repeat > then please disregard. > > > > I'm in the process of replacing/rebuilding the drive train on my > > C&C 37+. In the process I'm replacing the shaft, shaft coupling, shaft > > seal and strut bearing. > > > > The old seal was a PSS seal and the old coupling was a standard > > solid coupling. I had had a R&D Marine (PYI) coupling dampener and planned > > to reuse. The new seal is a Last Drop II from Sailor Sam's. The new > > coupling is a split coupling from R&D Marine. The new seal and coupling > > have added length which ultimately leaves only about 1.5 inches of free > > shaft at most. > > > > So here comes the question. > > > > First: Any concerns with only having 1.5 inches of free shaft? I > > have 3. > > - getting the coupling dampener installed requires the couplings to > > be separated by not just the thickness of the dampener buy rather by the > > thickness of the coupling bolts. > > - getting the split coupling on could be complicated > > - with the shaft seal bottomed out on the log there is less > > articulation available in the seal tube. The seal uses a delrin bearing to > > center itself on the shaft but without room to flex the bearing will just > > ride harder on the shaft and can even overheat. > > > > Second: > > The seal engages with the shaft log by at least 4 inches. If I cut > > the log shorter, then I could push the seal deeper onto the log and get a > > bit more free shaft and room for the seal to articulate. Can any of you > > see any drawbacks or pitfalls to cutting the log short? > > > > > > Thanks, > > > > Josh Muckley > > S/V Sea Hawk > > 1989 C&C 37+ > > Solomons, MD > > _______________________________________________ > > > > Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. > > Each and every one is greatly appreciated. If you want to support the list > > - use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. Each > and every one is greatly appreciated. If you want to support the list - use > PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray > >
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