Keith,

That is a very interesting way to approach this task.  I find that a quick
look into the locker is quicker.  Getting down below past the main trimmer
and removing the steps can sometimes take a bit of time.  I don't think I
can see the shaft from the front of the engine.  I have a zinc on my shaft,
just forward of the strut.   I'll never lose the shaft.  I have to pull the
rudder to get it out anyway...

Ditch the solid prop.  Even when cruising, it's like dragging a bucket along
behind you.  I went to a folder many years ago and have never regretted it.

Jake

Jake Brodersen
C&C 35 Mk-III
Midnight Mistress
Hampton VA
               





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whilesailing

Jake, 

Rather than crawling in to the sail locker, another option is to remove the
steps/engine cover.

I have a shaft zinc on the inside of the hull, presumably so the shaft
cannot get ejected out the bottom.

But the side benefit is that a large sharpie mark on that zinc is visible
from the *front* of the engine. So, I remove the cover, put it in reverse
gear, lift all the decomp. levers, and turn the engine over by hand until I
see the mark is lined up in the DOWN position. 
Then reset the decomp levers and replace the cover. I have a solid prop, so
I have to leave it in gear to keep it from freewheeling and driving me crazy
with that sound.

-Keith



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