Graham_Wright
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Perhaps everyone else knows this but, just in case;-
To attach the underdeck motor and gearbox, I need to be in the chain locker. I can't "insert" through the deck hatch and have cut an access panel from the fore cabin.
Aligning the shaft rotation and the fixing holes with a heavy lump a few inches above my head and with muscles not as strong as they used to be is difficult. The last time, I had to call on th services of a more muscular friend to do the job. He engaged a couple of nuts.
Applying the Duralac, the washers and the nuts, I noticed that the end of the shaft was threaded internally.
This would allow the use of a length of studding with a large washer and nut to support the weight of the assembly while aligning it and then permit gradual raising of the assembly to add nuts and washers.
As I said, perhaps the rest of the world knows this. Next time!
To attach the underdeck motor and gearbox, I need to be in the chain locker. I can't "insert" through the deck hatch and have cut an access panel from the fore cabin.
Aligning the shaft rotation and the fixing holes with a heavy lump a few inches above my head and with muscles not as strong as they used to be is difficult. The last time, I had to call on th services of a more muscular friend to do the job. He engaged a couple of nuts.
Applying the Duralac, the washers and the nuts, I noticed that the end of the shaft was threaded internally.
This would allow the use of a length of studding with a large washer and nut to support the weight of the assembly while aligning it and then permit gradual raising of the assembly to add nuts and washers.
As I said, perhaps the rest of the world knows this. Next time!