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kevin719 
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 Topic: prop tightness?Posted: October-18-2008 at 9:50pm |
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How do you check the prop and bushings and shaft?I can turn the prop but it is not what I would call easy and I definetely could not give it a spin??
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Sam B
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Posted: October-18-2008 at 11:35pm |
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Kevin,
I will be home all day sunday if you want to stop by. Let me know. Sam |
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kevin719
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Posted: October-19-2008 at 12:18am |
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Hey Sam yeah Ill call and stop by in the afternoon.
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Sam B
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Posted: October-19-2008 at 12:32am |
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Sounds good! I look forward to it.
Sam |
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8122pbrainard
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Posted: October-19-2008 at 10:34am |
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Kevin,
Even with a properly aligned shaft/strut/log/engine you can't "spin" the prop. Connect with Sam and discuss it. If needed we can get you through the alignment. (wouldn't be a bad idea anyway!) There are several threads on it including Eric's on aligning the engine |
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kevin719
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Posted: October-19-2008 at 6:25pm |
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Yeah I stopped by Sam's today.Great guy and awesome boat! His prop is the same tightness as mine but I will probably do an alignment after I finish the interior this winter.Will probably change the strut bushing and whatever else is needed!
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Tim D
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Posted: October-19-2008 at 11:57pm |
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I took my strut to a machine shop and let them get the strut bearing out. I think the strut bearings are overpriced. I went over to white lake, it was $92. That's alot for a piece of metal with some rubber inside of it.
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8122pbrainard
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Posted: October-20-2008 at 7:48am |
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Tim, Sounds like they charged you over the list price! 1" for $32.65
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Tim D
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Posted: October-20-2008 at 7:42pm |
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The one they stock is about 7" long, you cut it to length for your year.
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Posted: December-04-2008 at 6:16pm |
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i had my shaft straighten and then all allingned and when boat is in the dry bed a the storage facility, its hard to turn it by hand as the shaft kind of get stopped by the friction of the strut bushing rubber. But if i put some soapy water through the shaft and it penetrates the strut it will spin smoothly (sounds a little xxx). I think its ok as water act as lubricant to the bushing or am I wrong?
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Posted: December-05-2008 at 9:52am |
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yes the water acts as a lube and a coolant, its the same concept with anything liquid and friction, you need a means to transport heat away. dry pumps are also hard to turn
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