[Public-List] The photo of stern tube parts--very helpful!

[Marcelo D. Gentinetta]

Good evening,       I have been following the conversation with interest too, for the day will come that I have to deal with mine. Mine was redone when the PO installed a Moyer reconditioned Atomic 4 a few years ago. My questions are the following. 
If I remove the 2 bolts holding the cutlass housing and loosen the double clamps on the aft end of the rubber hose connecting the stern tube to the stuffing box, shouldn’t the housing plus stern tube side out off the shaft?
If I don’t do that and simply try to unscrew the housing off the stern tube, won’t that twist the tube at the clamps  making the whole assembly turn?
When I look from inside the boat, I get the impression I am looking at a tube of fiberglass not bronze coming through the hull. Is the bronze stern tube inside a fiberglass tube?
As you can see, I haven’t had to deal with this yet so I am a bit confused on the details.

Marcelo
Alegria #441

> On Feb 5, 2019, at 2:50 PM, George Dinwiddie via Public-List <public-list at lists.alberg30.org> wrote:
> 
> I figured while I had them out, I should take a photo.
> 
> - George
> 
> On 2/5/19 2:37 PM, Randy Katz via Public-List wrote:
>> Greetings, George,
>> Many thanks for including the link with the photo of the stern tube parts
>> laid out and labeled! I've been following the conversation with some
>> confusion re: terms for parts, having never done this job myself.
>> The visual is a big help--Thanks!
>> Randy Katz
>> Simple Gifts #247
>> Seattle/Bellingham, WA
>>> Today's Topics:
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>>>    1. Re: stern tube question (George Dinwiddie)
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>>> Message: 1
>>> Date: Mon, 4 Feb 2019 16:02:31 -0500
>>> From: George Dinwiddie <gdinwiddie at alberg30.org>
>>> To: public-list at lists.alberg30.org
>>> Subject: Re: [Public-List] stern tube question
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>>> Here's a photo of the components:
>>> 
>>> http://alberg30.org/maintenance/MechanicalPropulsion/CutlessBearing_to_StuffingBox.jpg
>>> 
>>> On 2/4/19 3:57 PM, David Fay via Public-List wrote:
>>>> [After writing the note below I saw that George had already replied to
>>> Michael and provided much the same information. I'm sending this anyway in
>>> case anyone finds it useful.]
>>>> ...
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