It took me about a week to get the coupling and the propeller shaft separated on my C&C36 this year. Seems they either fall off, or they will not come apart at all. I spent one entire day where I thought that I had moved it by about 3/8 of an inch, only to find that I had been crushing the steel pipe nipple I was using as a spacer to force out the shaft. I won't bore you with the rest of it, but it was a challenge to find a selection of the right diameter sockets with the variation in lengths needed to effect the separation, which is why I tried using a pipe nipple. Don't waste you time. They are not strong enough.
Steve Thomas Port Stanley, ON ----- Original Message ----- From: TOM VINCENT via CnC-List To: C&C Forum Cc: TOM VINCENT Sent: Friday, July 01, 2016 13:15 Subject: Stus-List Transmission/prop woes It seems this is the year for the shaft to remove itself from the coupler. I race on Wednesday nights on the Bohemia River and 4 weeks ago I had decided to go out early and warm up a little. I had to return to the fuel dock to pick up one crew member. I was adjacent of the pier and he hopped aboard, I slid the gear shift lever down, this puts the trans in forward, and nothing. We were slowly moving forward to the rock pile jetty at the end of the fuel dock and I start shouting for the crew to raise the main and get our butts away from the rocks. The wind was blowing abeam and it was impossible to raise the main, one crew member quickly unfurls about 10' of the genoa and we develop enough forward motion to provide me steerage. We barely missed ending up on the rocks. I had the marina haul the boat and they replaced the coupler and many boat dollars later, I am back sailing. Tom Vincent Frolic II, C&C 36'cb Chesapeake City, MD ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ _______________________________________________ This list is supported by the generous donations of our members. If you like what we do, please help us pay for our costs by donating. All Contributions are greatly appreciated!
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