It's being suggested to me when the vessel fell down and forward, then bottomed out on the sea bottom, the engine like everything else in the boat...
You make it sound easy. I'm handy but no experience with glass or this area of the vessel in general. Wish you lived in Stuart LOL.. Frosty, I...
What are your thoughts on using schedule 80 HD PVC instead of any metal. Then glass in the PVC with 1808 glass and epoxy resin. No dealing with...
Procrastinate procrastinate, yes I know, I was in NY for 10 days and now I'm back. So I have to get started doing something. Yard wants me to get...
So a boroscope will not provide any value to get a look inside? I was thinging it world be good to know if the tube is already loaded with...
I return to stuart tomorrow and first plan is to remove shaft and try and look into the tube with light? Does anyone make a camera or something to...
Here is a photo of the flange at the transmission
Do any of you fellows know of a south Florida marine engineer or designer who I could use to provide technical findings in a simple report to...
Had a discussion with carrier today. Interesting, they tell me doesn't matter if there was no leaking tube the day before the boat was dropped and...
I would like to add that there are signs from the damage of the impact when my boat bottomed out in 5ft of water after the sling let go. You see...
I have a surveyor coming over this morning, just to get some photos of the area, concrete, sole to bilkhead seams ( where you see movement even in...
You mis understand I think, the yard's carrier paid me to have the damage to the bow and forward deck repaired. This leak in the tube shaft has...
Yes, I was at the yard when the bow slid out of the forward sling and she fell 10ft back down into the water and bottomed out in 5ft of water.
Hauled yesterday. removed the prop and cutlass bearing flange. Took clay and sealed the tube. Took the small 3/8 hose off of the engine which...
Here are some more photos on the left the area above the shaft flange which is flat is like a fiberglass skin, below it feels like it's full of...
I meant 25,000 lbs of pressure, big difference! Any thoughts.
Just up loading some more photos for all to see. The area behind the shaft flange which is flat with a small amount of fresh white paint is full...
All interesting observations. An added note is this boat was bone dry until 5 months ago. I had just purchased her and when I went to a yard to...
Thanks, Yes, I know the cutlass doesn't keep water out. I think the tube may be damaged since the the area where the tube is happens to be where...
I recently purchased a 1983 Island Trader motor sailor and have been refitting the boat to live aboard and cruise the islands with my wife. The...