Good points
No "cutless" bearing or packing to leak,
easy prop inspection when you hit something, scuba divers, bathers, ducks,
alligators, moose
clam digging or dredging is made easy with the shaft nearly vertical.
Bad points
troweling lines easily fouled
backing into the dock chops up bystanders when the prop is lifted up
Other than that it looks like a pretty good idea, or at least an "OK" idea :-D
Regards
Steve
"85" Euro 240D, 5 spd manual, 110K
"79" 240D, 5 spd manual, 20K on eng rebuild
"94" Dodge/Cummins PU, 100K
"82" TD project wagon
"64" VW Bug
"65" D15, AC tractor
Message: 17
Date: Tue, 31 Jan 2006 22:32:33 -0600
From: OK Don <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: [MBZ] Diesel boats
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New use (OK - so it's old, I just found it) for that spare Diesel engine ---
http://blogs.sun.com/roller/page/jag?entry=improbable_engineering
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OK Don, KD5NRO
Norman, OK
'90 300D 243K, Rattled
'87 300SDL 290K, Limo Lite, or blue car
'81 240D 173K, Gramps, or yellow car
'78 450SLC 67K, brown car
'97 Ply Grand Voyager 78K Van Go
