Re: prop shaft support:
On my Pac built boat (SN 26) the support is a fin that is an inset blade into the hull, retained with a couple of cross pins and the whole assembly is fiberglassed on the inside to form a closed pocket. My original unit had gotten quite loose and was leaking in the boat. The yard reset the whole assembly about 3 years ago and it has been fine since then. These is a very small amount of side to side play now in the support, but the yard says forget it, it is not worth trying to fill the slot.
Ed Durbin ( IXXIS)
--- From: "Steve Haislet" <shaislet@speedsite.com> To: "Kelly Robinson" <krobins@andromeda.rutgers.edu>; "Olson 911 Owners" <olson911@sailpix.com> Sent: Wednesday, May 14, 2003 4:11 PM Subject: Re: hydraulic cylinder rebuildReceived on Thu May 15 20:24:31 2003
> Florida Rod & Rigging is another option. Very helpful for hydrolics and
> like. Official Navtec service source.
>
> Anyone out there get into the post supporting prop shaft. I believe this
is
> an area that I get water in from and when looking closely it looks as if
> there is a gasket inside. It doesn't look as if you can get to it without
> cutting through the fiberglass housing above the unit. This is on the
Olson
> 911 Pacific model.
>
>
>
> Steve Haislet
> Latest Trick.
>
> On 5/14/03 10:13 AM, "Kelly Robinson" <krobins@andromeda.rutgers.edu>
wrote:
>
> >
> > Hi folks,
> >
> > I just had my backstay cylinder rebuilt and was impressed enough with
the
> > service and price that I wanted to pass along the name of the shop.
> >
> > The Oyster Bay Boat Shop
> > 59 Sea Cliff Ave
> > Glen Cove, NY 11542
> >
> > Ask for Bam Miller.
> >
> > I had called Sailtec, and they were not thrilled about working on a
Navtec
> > unit. The OBBS people were great. The cost was $175 labor, plus $95 for
the
> > seal kit. It's more expensive if you have nicks in the push rod and it
> > needs to be replaced. Evidently, nicks in the rod are the death of many
of
> > these units, because they tear up the seals. The entire repair took less
> > than a week, including shipping time. They even offered me a loaner.
They
> > also offered to buy/barter the old unit off of me for parts if I decided
to
> > switch to a cascading system.
> >
> > -k-
> >
> > Kelly Robinson
> > Cornwall Center for Metropolitan Studies
> > Rutgers University
> > 47 Bleeker St.
> > Newark, NJ 07102
> > (973) 353-1750, ext. 226 (973) 353-1753 (FAX)
> >
> >
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