A quiz on your own boats

How many bushings does your boat have on each shaft?

  • None

    Votes: 9 13.8%

  • One

    Votes: 9 13.8%

  • Two

    Votes: 18 27.7%

  • Three

    Votes: 4 6.2%

  • More than three

    Votes: 2 3.1%

  • Not a clue

    Votes: 23 35.4%
  • Total voters
    65
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Ok folks, I understand that the last answer can be embarrassing, but fear not, for I made this poll anonymous! :D
By the way, the thread is actually inspired by the fact that I was sure to know, but I was wrong... :o
 
LOL, that count as two admissions among the (so far) 5 unanimous voters, I guess... :D

Btw, I'm sort of surprised by that!
Makes me wonder if I misspelled the thing: AFAIK, the cylinder made of brass (externally) and rubber (internally) which goes inside the shaft bracket, meant to keep the shaft in place but also avoid any metal on metal contact/friction, is called "shaft bushing" in EN - innit...? :confused:

PS @ Whitelighter: incidentally, that's one of the things which are very likely to be worn out and in need of replacement, on most used boats with some years of life behind them...
 
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Whitelighter said:
I guess I have as many as Ferretti fitted - so 2????
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Hang on, do you mean 2 because you've got 2 shaft brackets?
Mind, my previous explanation was just to be sure that I didn't get the definition wrong.
I didn't tell that shaft bushings are ONLY inside the brackets. :rolleyes:
Besides, there are also boats which have more than one bracket for each shaft...
 
Ops. Coming to think of it, that's another definition I came across in the past.
Which might well be more appropriate, for all I know - and if so, sorry for the confusion.
Anyway, semantic aside, I think we all know what I meant by now... :)
 
Whitelighter said:
Did I win?
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I would think that in your case, yes, you won - though I can't be 100% positive about it, and believe it or not, even your surveyor might not be 100% sure...! But don't ask me why, for the moment.
Regardless, your answer isn't necessarily the right one for all boats. :)
 
MapisM said:
Ok folks, I understand that the last answer can be embarrassing, but fear not, for I made this poll anonymous! :D
By the way, the thread is actually inspired by the fact that I was sure to know, but I was wrong... :o
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I was so relieved that I'm part of the majority
 
I didn't realise that a stuffing box gland can contain a Bushing bearing aswell,
googling pictures showed stuffing boxes with or without,
don't know for sure on mine,
voted for 2 on each shaft
 
This week I asked 2 separate mechanics to quote for changing the cutless / shaft bearings. One quoted for 2 and one quoted for 4. The one that quoted for 4 also wants to replace the stuffing boxes and the other one just wants to re-pack them. Which would you choose???
 
Whitelighter said:
Ah, cutless bearings. Right.

One on the shaft exit, one in the P bracket x 2shafts so 4

?

Did I win?

Surveyor said cutlessbearings were fine btw - though thanks for the warning
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I'd have thought you lost J.
Do you really have a proper bush where the axle exits the hull?
I think you only have a stuffing box there

Cheers
V.
 
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