[Public-List] Stern tube

[George Dinwiddie]

Gerard,

I find it very difficult to determine the location of a leak with the 
boat out of the water. Get a good flashlight and take as close a look as 
you can. Look for wet spots and then look above them. Be patient.

In my case, I had failed to completely caulk the upper bolt holding the 
cutless bearing housing. I saw a water droplet on the end of that bolt.

Sometimes I've used my phone to take videos of things I couldn't see 
otherwise.

When you've found the general location, clean it as well as you can and 
wrap a paper towel around it. See where the damp spot is.

  - George

On 6/6/20 10:29 PM, Gerard Kuperus via Public-List wrote:
> Thank you again for all the very helpful replies to this topic. I managed to schedule a haul-out for Wednesday, which was a bit of a challenge as boat yards have been closed earlier and many don't allow DIY.
> As I am getting ready for the haul out, I am wondering how to approach this. First, I need to figure out the source of the leak. Can I inspect the stern tube without taking it out?
> If the stern tube is fine how do I go about the repair? Clean everything as best as possible? Then pump a ton of 4200 in the the area between the stern tube and the surrounding deadwood? It seems that there is some rubber seal. Should I worry about that?
> Would it be best to take out the stern tube anyway? It seems Mike got a solid approach to removing it, but again I would rather leave it in unless absolutely necessary.
> 
> Gerard

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