The repaired shaft with two (2) new bronze nuts holding the prop on. I have secured the prop four (4) ways; 1) the first nut hard against the prop, 2) the jam nut, or the second nut, jammed hard against the first nut, 3) blue thread locking compound on the jam nut, 4) I then drilled a 1/8" hole through the jam nut and shaft then inserted a stainless steel cotter pin.
There is a shot of the ruined tip. I had http://www.stolkmachine.com/ braze bronze around the end then machine new 7/8" x 9 TPI (Threads Per Inch). Looks perfect. The machine shop cost me $150, the nuts were $19 each. Cotter pin was on the boat already.
Now to the good part, or "How I Did It To Myself Again session of the program.
I am converting the empty spaces beneath the pilot and quarter berths to storage bins and a house battery bank compartment.So, after careful measuring and cutting I dry fit the front face of the bins. Perfect! I can't believe it! It is a perfect fit! I take it out and mesure for the dividing pieces and cut it. I fit that and then try and fit the front face to that. Guess what? I cut the divider from the front face:(
Yup, I did that. Sadly, my replacement piece was not as good a fit as the first....
We were supposed to have launched last Tuesday but the travel lift blew a tire, then a second one, on the same wheel. So they ordered a whole new wheel from the States and we should launch this comming week.
