15 Feb 2010 #1 F flyer135 New Member Joined 15 Feb 2010 Messages 2 Visit site Anyone have pros or cons of using PVC for a shaft log instead of bronze. Using this method for a 16' inboard hydroplane
Anyone have pros or cons of using PVC for a shaft log instead of bronze. Using this method for a 16' inboard hydroplane
16 Feb 2010 #2 B burgundyben Well-Known Member Joined 28 Nov 2002 Messages 7,484 Location Niton Radio Visit site My stern glands have got delrin liners with grooves cut like a cutlass bearing, they are free floating so do not take any load. Given the hours you are going to do in a 16ft Hydroplane I'd think you'll be fine with a material like Delrin. Do you have qany pictures of the boat and the installation?
My stern glands have got delrin liners with grooves cut like a cutlass bearing, they are free floating so do not take any load. Given the hours you are going to do in a 16ft Hydroplane I'd think you'll be fine with a material like Delrin. Do you have qany pictures of the boat and the installation?
16 Feb 2010 #3 T Tranona Well-Known Member Joined 10 Nov 2007 Messages 44,399 Visit site Suggest you contact NeilY who posts on these fora. He is the expert on composite bearings in this type of application
Suggest you contact NeilY who posts on these fora. He is the expert on composite bearings in this type of application
