A suggestion - if you haven't already done it:
At the coupling that attaches the prop shaft to the transmission. After tightening the set screw(s) tightly, back them out and pull the shaft out of the coupling. Centerpunch the center of the marks made by the set screw points on the shaft. Drill into the shaft about an eighth inch, starting with a pilot drill and ending with a drill about the same diameter as the set screw. Re-install the shaft using square head set screws with safety wire holes drilled in the heads and safety wire them securely in place. I once saw a large, beautiful, and very expensive wooden yacht in the Virgin Islands with its bow smashed in from hitting a concrete pier because its prop shaft pulled out of its coupling when put into reverse. It was a sad sight and so easily prevented. Norm S/V Bandersnatch Lying Julington Creek FL 30 23.8N 081 25.7W There will be a few more pictures to come on the next one, but we also did a lot of work on our drive train. These are of the installation of the checked and shortened shaft and the return to a standard-type packing gland (which keeps the water out of the boat while still allowing the shaft to turn). _______________________________________________ Liveaboard mailing list [email protected] To adjust your membership settings over the web http://liveaboardonline.com/mailman/listinfo/liveaboard To subscribe send an email to [email protected] To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] The archives are at http://www.liveaboardonline.com/pipermail/liveaboard/ To search the archives http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] The Mailman Users Guide can be found here http://www.gnu.org/software/mailman/mailman-member/index.html
