Best surface Drive for Marine diesel?

Once again, do you have any experience with your hypothesis?

I never said there was any magic rather that the problem you are raising a red flag up for is not present most likely due to the design.


You seem to be singularly stuck on "barnacles on a shaft", rather than performance of the product and the performance of the boat with the product.

A little thing called a seal scrapper eliminates this issue you seem to so desperately hold to. All the other external hydraulic cylinders in the marine environment have it as well. Nothing new or special.

 

So now we get to the truth. Suggesting that Arneson dont have this problem,!!!!! Common Rik I new you were pulling my leg.

And all this time you scrape them off like every body else.

A bit more than once a year too eh Rik?

More like every time you use it or the seal will be ripped by the barnacles.

Surface props need to be clean ,--- even to a shiny surface to work well.

 

Well done Frosty, Experience always wins over rash theoretical viewpoints.

Don't mind me I am just the red herring deliverer.

 

I don't think you are getting it.

A scraper is a seal scraper that is made in the cylinder that mechanically scrapes the cylinder shaft when it moves in/out.

Not scrapping it by hand.

Sorry for the confusion

I guess underwater propellers don't have marine growth on them. Oh, that's right, all boats at rest have under water propeller.

 

Yes you're right again Rik the propellers are under the boat and in the nasty water. But your wrong about marine growth.

Marine propellers do get growth on them These are nasty creepy things that stick like jam to a blanket and they don't want to come off.

If you don't scrape them off the boat wont go very fast,its a real bummer and every where in the world has them. I'm sorry to say even in California,-- Is that America?

Thats where Micky mouse lives is'nt it Rik?

 

You're right Frosty.

Barnacles, marine growth and their attraction is solely a problem for Arneson Surface Drives.

According to you, barnacles do not grow on submerged propellers, marine growth does not exist on other propulsion devices. No, it is a problem totally isolated to Arneson Surface Drives.

Yes Disney Land is in California and to your benefit so is fantasy land.

Please take a look at cylinder designs. Maybe you will start to understand the solution to your problem.

 

Jeeees Ric, Don't be such a pontificating p***k That was not said, suggest you read posts again, and consider English is often used "tongue-in-cheek" which should be obvious to all but the most stupid and self important dolts. The man speaks from a position of experience and competence having designed & built his own surface drive system for his boat. Evidence & photographs are on this net.

 

while we are off tread, I have a ssteel rudder and other accessories below the waterline (new build not wet yet) do barnicals grow on ss? I intended to bottom paint the rudder and other stuff, longliner

 

Longie, I can't recall seeing anything they don't grow on if they can latch (not moving too fast)

 

I misunderstood post 10 here, just a glimmer of hope, dashed against the rocks, thanks masalai

 

Longliner --they love stainless steel. Trouble is stainless is a bit more complicated to paint. Ive tried all kinds of primers unsuccesfully.

Mas dont worry about Rik he does'nt read well-- maybe dislexic septic.

Ive tried typing very slowly for him but he still gets it arse about elbow.

 

You can try to bash all you like, I am just stating facts, not bias.

I TRIED to explain it, nothing personal but at some point you have to see the light and prove your point or stop banging your head against the wall.

The question on this thread was one thing, some have given their opinion, biased at that, and I have just tried to clear the facts up.

Frosty, let’s see a photo of your drive.

 

Not interested.

 

Ahhh See de lite, Ah see de lite. De clouds is fallin. De ocean is up! I see blew up! lordie lord. Ah is afraid nau!

Hay Frosty, In de sailin days wen we used to chase dem wales wid arm powa. You remember seein dem wales all coverd wid barnicles wen dey sound? Ah does.

He wants a picture of that! & youre strong arm afta eatin spinach!

 

Come on Frosty.

Let's see what you have made.

Can someone help out Frosty?