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OldSchoolBlue84 
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 Posted: October-21-2014 at 12:28am |
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Thanks for the info HW! No, Acme does not mention the position of the counter pin.
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Kostas
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MrMcD
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Posted: October-21-2014 at 5:18am |
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You can also put spacers between the bunks and your trailer in the rear.
It is only 2 bolts on each side. I say that because of the number of times I drag the trailer guard on driveways. |
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baitkiller
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Posted: October-21-2014 at 9:52am |
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Hey I have a few of those $2.95 Harbor Freight tape measures too!
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Jesus was a bare-footer.............
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8122pbrainard
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Posted: October-21-2014 at 9:53am |
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HW is correct. It's not the radial position of the cotter pin but rather the direction you bent it. You bent it around the nut which is not the proper method. A cotter pin should be bent with one leg aft over the shaft and the other leg forward over the nut towards the prop hub. Nice picture found on the internet: 
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OldSchoolBlue84
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Posted: October-21-2014 at 11:52am |
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Thanks Pete, I bought a new cotter pin and going to install it the right way. Appreciate it
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Kostas
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8122pbrainard
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Posted: October-21-2014 at 12:13pm |
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For those who may not know the difference in the correct way to install the cotter pin, here's the explanation. Basically it comes down to tightness of the cotter pin. With the pin installed as shown, the eye is engaged in the grove of the nut and the legs are bent over so they are tight. If installed incorrectly, there is a good chance that vibration will "eat" through the pin and you will loose it. Then you can loose the nut as well as the prop if it's not properly lapped/seated to the shaft. I have seen plenty of boats were the cotter pin is gone. We even had a CCfan member loose his brand new prop! Keeping the nut in place is important since there are occasions where the nut is backed off slightly so the groves line up with the cotter pin hole. Backing the nut off is normal practice since the nut is really used to seat the prop on it's taper. A properly seated lapped prop really doesn't need the nut. It's there as a back up.
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Posted: October-21-2014 at 1:16pm |
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That option is not viable on a traditional correct craft/ramlin wishbone trailer. |
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Posted: October-21-2014 at 1:22pm |
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Great Picture Pete! I learn something new again and this picture is definitely worth a 1000 words. |
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