[Public-List] Stern tube

[George Dinwiddie via Public-List]

Greg,

As I recall, when I had a cutless bearing pressed into the housing, they 
simply cut off the excess.

Here's a photo of the complete stuffing box, shaft tube, and everything: 
http://alberg30.org/maintenance/disorganized/miscpics/118.jpg

  - George

On 6/13/16 10:40 AM, Greg Bover via Public-List wrote:
> #114 has about an inch between the prop and the shaft log, which I assumed was normal. I have been putting a ring of sacrificial zinc there as well as a zinc cap on the end of the shaft. There’s not much more than a quarter inch between the screw that holds the cap on and the rudder. I’m in the habit of countersinking the zinc so the screw doesn’t protrude.
>
> Perhaps I’ll have to get a 3 ½” cutless and machine it to the custom length for my boat.

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