aardvarkash10 968 Posted December 20, 2023 Author Share Posted December 20, 2023 Left the hardstand yesterday for a pleasant afternoon motoring down the Tamaki River then turning south-east and headed to Clevedon under sail. The gland housing ran hot initially, but as the packing settled in and the grease moved through the temperature dropped. A drop of water every 5 minutes or so now. Happy side-effect - after removing and reinstalling the flex coupling between the gearbox and the shaft, an annoying harmonic vibration has gone and the engine no longer rises and falls with the rotation of the prop shaft. The flex coupling bolts pitch circle must be SLIGHTLY off centre and I have obviously reinstalled it where the offcentre is in phase between the two sides. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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