kashurst
Well-known member
The shaft looks pretty good. If it turns enough to do the coupling great. Get it all going and see how it feels after some use.
i would be wary of using mild steel , it is going to rust like crazy and may require another epic if ever you should have to remove it ,,, my , recently fitted , keys were made of phospher bronze ( or whatever ) , same as the new props were made from .The last coupling comes off now. Looks like I can reuse this key plus the new key bar bought from eBay. The difference is the original one looks like is made of stainless steel, the eBay one is made of steel only.