Bill, Thanks for letting me know how "excited" you are. In regards to the coupling there is what appears to be a predrilled partial hole. I imagine it might be for a set screw or lock screw. It does not extend through to the shaft. I'm not sure it is visible in any picture. Anybody have any thoughts on it's expected purpose. I'm going to call PYI (R&D Marine).
I've considered the strip lighting for my own convenience. The epoxy paint would have to be Grey. Too much dirt getting thrown around the engine compartment to use white and have it get dirty. TBH, I'd rather be sailing. And paint doesn't make the boat sail better. Josh On Fri, Jun 26, 2020, 12:17 Bill Coleman via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > Looks great. > > That transmission flange still gives me a woody. > > > > Now, If you are going to continue these instructional videos, and I think > you should, I think you should Redd up the engine compartment, get some > nice white epoxy going on in there, and some strip LED’s around the > periphery. > > > > Bill Coleman > > > > > > *From:* CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] *On Behalf Of *Josh > Muckley via CnC-List > *Sent:* Thursday, June 25, 2020 6:49 PM > *To:* C&C List > *Cc:* Josh Muckley > *Subject:* Re: Stus-List Shortening the shaft log by cutting > > > > I completed the shaft install today. I ended up cutting off about 2.5 > inches of shaft log. Everything else went pretty well. > > > > https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=1FIKXswJLvlrxg3HOp2aJAqpqf-ib5i9g > > > > Josh Muckley > > S/V Sea Hawk > > 1989 C&C 37+ > > Solomons, MD > > > > On Tue, Jun 16, 2020, 09:02 Josh Muckley via CnC-List < > cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > > I've asked a few of you personally so if this is a repeat then please > disregard. > > > > I'm in the process of replacing/rebuilding the drive train on my C&C 37+. > In the process I'm replacing the shaft, shaft coupling, shaft seal and > strut bearing. > > > > The old seal was a PSS seal and the old coupling was a standard solid > coupling. I had had a R&D Marine (PYI) coupling dampener and planned to > reuse. The new seal is a Last Drop II from Sailor Sam's. The new coupling > is a split coupling from R&D Marine. The new seal and coupling have added > length which ultimately leaves only about 1.5 inches of free shaft at most. > > > > So here comes the question. > > > > First: Any concerns with only having 1.5 inches of free shaft? I have 3. > > - getting the coupling dampener installed requires the couplings to be > separated by not just the thickness of the dampener buy rather by the > thickness of the coupling bolts. > > - getting the split coupling on could be complicated > > - with the shaft seal bottomed out on the log there is less articulation > available in the seal tube. The seal uses a delrin bearing to center > itself on the shaft but without room to flex the bearing will just ride > harder on the shaft and can even overheat. > > > > Second: > > The seal engages with the shaft log by at least 4 inches. If I cut the > log shorter, then I could push the seal deeper onto the log and get a bit > more free shaft and room for the seal to articulate. Can any of you see > any drawbacks or pitfalls to cutting the log short? > > > > > > Thanks, > > > > Josh Muckley > > S/V Sea Hawk > > 1989 C&C 37+ > > Solomons, MD > > _______________________________________________ > > Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. Each > and every one is greatly appreciated. If you want to support the list - > use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray > > _______________________________________________ > > Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. Each > and every one is greatly appreciated. If you want to support the list - > use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray > >
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