Spent all day Sunday working on the boat - cleaning up the coolant mess, installing cabin cushions, putting everything away.
Went for a short buzz out of the cove (now have boat at a dock in Deep Cove, Mahone Bay, to see how the sailing is). My tach is not working (another job) - so I don't have specific details - but there seems to be a lot of vibration when I start increasing the throttle. Moving along slowly (~3kts) there is some vibration, but not bad. But above 1/2 (I'm totally guessing because I've not had the guts to drive it up to full throttle yet) more vibration. at 5.5kts it feels like a lot to me. I did climb down earlier and look at the shaft spinning - I can see it oscillating maybe 1/2 inch. Is that normal? A problem with the prop (Martec folding prop - original as far as I know -- didn't see excessively loose when I had the boat on the hard)? Or maybe a problem with the prop shaft?
I'd rather not kill the season pulling the prop shaft out now. Any thoughts? Mark CS 30 Prosecco -- There is no cure for birth and death save to enjoy the interval. - George Santayana _______________________________________________ This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album Email address: CnC-List@cnc-list.com To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go bottom of page at: http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com
