[Public-List] Launching 148 Bravo!

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Roger, 

I am concerned that your use of vise grips might have marred the soft drive shaft. If the marring is anywhere near where the packing will eventually ride it will ruin the new packing or any packing (presto fast). A clamp as Rick uses is unlikely to mar the shaft. All fasteners on the drive shaft coupling gear should be safety wired.............do not even trust lock washers or even Nyloc nuts. Use either castellated nuts with cotter pins or drilled nuts with safety wire.................are you listening Joe Traub? Hee,hee.  

  

BTW, I am delighted for you that you are now in the on-the-water phase of the next chapter of PERFECT Intentions future. It is a very sup erb refit which PERFECT has received.  Bravo!!!  I do believe that Intentions and Intension BOTH apply to you and the boat in your case. ;-) 

  

Michael #133 



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From: "Roger L. Kingsland" <r.kingsland at ksba.com> 
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Sent: Wednesday, September 7, 2011 10:10:30 PM 
Subject: Re: [Public-List] Launching 148 

Rick, 

Good point, well stated; I never considered reverse.  Vise Grips go back 
into the tool box, replaced by a clamp or two. 

Best, 

Roger "Pi" (so much easier than lerning to spel intensions) 


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Roger, 

That will make an entertaining chapter the your memoirs, no doubt! 

That slipped shaft/rudder jam scenario is why I drilled dimples in the shaft 
for the safety-wired setscrews and have a worm-drive hose clamp permanently 
installed on the shaft just in front of the stuffing box. The shaft/coupling 
joint seems to be the weakest point in the system transmitting reverse 
thrust loading to the hull. And no situation, much less one bad enough to 
require backing down hard, will be much improved by having the shaft part 
ways with the rest of the boat. 

I'm curious about what measures or precautions others have used. 

Rick Leach 
Sugar Magnolia, #121 
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