So I'm getting vibration when in gear so I thought I would investigate. When I removed the shaft this is what I got
Maybe able to reverse the shaft. Usually have the same taper both ends. Wear then hopefully will be in a different spot.
Firstly thankyou for everyones input. Cisco especially to you. Your offer is very kind and ill send you a PM when I get home tonight and have a bit of time to respond.
The boat is in the Caboolture river on a swing mooring, and I will haul it out at montys just up the river a bit towards the highway in the next few weeks probably.
Thanks again Cisco
Caboolture River and Monty's is not far out of my way. I could bring my land yacht down as well and introduce you to land sailing on the bottom end of Bribie Island.
hey, just another question but I don't have an A or P bracket as the shaft exits the stern straight to the prop... so all I need is a stern bearing right? also that bearing is a cutless type as opposed to a ball bearing or some other bearing .. this is right yeah? sorry if this is a dumb question
There there more that 70mm of shaft from exit point to the prop.
I know these a bit of a wait for Montoya as I rang them up and the soonest they could do the lift was at the end of feb. ill book iot today and let you know the final date .
I'm also going to replace the engine mounts as the rear right mount is pretty corroded as it sits below the raw water outlet so I would say there has been some leak ANC that's been the cause of the corrosion . Also if its dropped I presume it could also be the cause of my shaft issues .
I ra. Bukh au for a price on the mounts and they quoted $550. :(. I will order them from the ok for half the price!
so I hauled out on Friday.
removed shaft after also having to remove the rudder which seemed easier than lifting the engine
removed stern cutlass bearing.
shaft looks ok. very little wear. some minor pitting on the prop end.
now I have a new problem maybe? sloppy blades and also sloppy centre bit that fits over the shaft?
how much slop is to much slop on a feathering prop?
Hmm I might give hydraline a call tomorrow to find out how much it costs to recondition . I still have the original receipt for $2500 from 2003. Personally I hoped a prop should last a bit longer than 10 years especially as the previous owner only put about 150 hours under motor over the past 5 years :(
yea there's a grease point and I think the previous owner was fairly religious with simple maintenance like oil and grease etc.
when I opened it up there was grease although i'm not sure if its meant to be packed with grease or lightly greased? when opened it was lightly greased with a large dob posed to the side out of the way of the bearings.
in the videos all the grease has been removed. if I pack it with grease will this remove some of the slop?
Yes , packing with grease will stop slop . But where is the manufacturer , are they still in business ? I have never seen or heard of that type of prop , mine is a different feathering type and I have to pump it full of grease every year.
Try to show the vid to the maker of the prop and get his advise .
the manufacturer is in Sydney. I rang them today and they said that the prop should be packed tight with grease and this will remove the slop. I will test tomorrow and see if there is much difference.
fingers crossed
I hope you don't mind me asking Bubble7777 did you buy Ca Va the H28 sloop I am in the process of buying a H28(ketch) and would like your opinion so far. and also the mods the previous owner did eg. the hinged table and the Gebo opening ports how they worked out ?
Cheers Mate Hope your prop only need grease I like the idea of a feathering prop rather that then locking it in gear
hey,
yes I bought cava.
its an awesome boat.. sails really well.
gebo port lights are great. they have little flyscreens on them as well which is a nice touch.
the hinge table is nice as it keeps things out of the way. however it can be a bit of a hassle to raise and lower. but its all a compromise and I would prefer this to a fixed table.
the fold down double bed in the cabin is again really good, better thsan a v birth for comfort. but again a bit of a hassle to put away during the day.
the biggest issue is I dread the day I have to replace the engine. it will be a complete nightmare to lift as its sits so far back from the compainionway. also working on the engine is really nasty due to this as well, im a contortionist to add to my list of other new skills in development since buying the boat.
the quarter births are a nice size and will just about take me (im 6ft 1inch).
its solid grp so no rotten core
no keel bolts to cause issues
overall a pretty solid boat with no regret ( apart from my damn prop :(
I have spoken to a couple of people now who have owned h28 sometime in their lives and they both said that it was the most memorable boat they have owned.
Haha, there is usually a torlance that can be accepted. My skeg bearing is 30 years old it has some movement but still has many hours before it would get through the composite bearing .......that folding prop with the loose gearing maybe causeing all the clunking as well as wearing out your bearing.
This is probably a stupid / ignorant question but if the movement in the prop can be minimised or removed by packing grease into it surely this will simply wash and work it's way out once the prop is immersed in water again, will it not?
I know the grease will act to repel the water but doesn?t the centrifugal force of a spinning prop (even under water) dislodge the grease?
Also grease is a fairly soft substance. I would have thought that the action of a metal prop blade rocking back and forth would just squeeze the grease out given that the blade would be a lot more solid and heavier than the grease.
Or does grease have some mysterious properties that I know nothing about?