Bandit
Well-Known Member
If there is a problem, a job worth doing is worth doing well.
Packed seals should be consigned to a museum, in all my time around around boats I have never come across a Fluiten seal, I am not saying they are bad I have never come across one. We would all like to drive a Porsche but most have to make do with a Ford or equivalent and Tides Marine do the job well.
Lift the boat, inspect the installation, check for cutless wear, draw the shafts, inspect shafts and props for cracks or fractures especially at the tail end and in keyways, Clean the shafts of all growth and calcification.
Get some one to check them in a lathe holding them in different positions, look for whip a bend in the middle and the tail/ taper being bent ie hold the shaft with the tail sticking out and check.
Inspect shafts for wear in way of cutless bearings and the seal.
Tides Marine seals work perfectly well and are dry, do not use Deep Sea Seals.
Tides need a supply from each engine of an adequate size to provide at least 4.5 litres per minute at idle plus a cross over supply from the other shafts seal, check the flow annually.
New cutless bearings if the shafts have been out, then check the alignment of the shaft from the p bracket to the stern tube, sometimes adjustment is required for the p bracket, when the shaft is well aligned and running free check engine alignment to shaft line.
Check key for corrosion and wear, fit the prop back on to the shaft without the key but abrasive paste to ensure a good fit and the use engineers blue to check for high or low spots on the taper then clean re fit the prop. Check prop nut for corrosion and use a new tab washer. Then continuity check shafts, props rubbers, trim tabs and skin fittings, you can re check alignment in the water? Seatrial.
Packed seals should be consigned to a museum, in all my time around around boats I have never come across a Fluiten seal, I am not saying they are bad I have never come across one. We would all like to drive a Porsche but most have to make do with a Ford or equivalent and Tides Marine do the job well.
Lift the boat, inspect the installation, check for cutless wear, draw the shafts, inspect shafts and props for cracks or fractures especially at the tail end and in keyways, Clean the shafts of all growth and calcification.
Get some one to check them in a lathe holding them in different positions, look for whip a bend in the middle and the tail/ taper being bent ie hold the shaft with the tail sticking out and check.
Inspect shafts for wear in way of cutless bearings and the seal.
Tides Marine seals work perfectly well and are dry, do not use Deep Sea Seals.
Tides need a supply from each engine of an adequate size to provide at least 4.5 litres per minute at idle plus a cross over supply from the other shafts seal, check the flow annually.
New cutless bearings if the shafts have been out, then check the alignment of the shaft from the p bracket to the stern tube, sometimes adjustment is required for the p bracket, when the shaft is well aligned and running free check engine alignment to shaft line.
Check key for corrosion and wear, fit the prop back on to the shaft without the key but abrasive paste to ensure a good fit and the use engineers blue to check for high or low spots on the taper then clean re fit the prop. Check prop nut for corrosion and use a new tab washer. Then continuity check shafts, props rubbers, trim tabs and skin fittings, you can re check alignment in the water? Seatrial.
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