Re: [Amel Yacht Owners] Propeler shaft
Donald Patterson
It is not difficult to do! You need to be on the hard and have access to a puller and an acetylene torch. I heat the area of the propeller that that slips on the shaft (not the shaft). Once it is hot I use a spray bottle to spray water on the end of the propeller ( this sound strange) but the water is sucked into the hub of the propeller and breaks up any corrosion between the hub and shaft. I several times and then I put the puller on with tension and heat the hub again. I usually use a breaker bar on the puller bolt after heating. I have not experience a failure.
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One further note when you reinstall the shaft make sure you dimple the shaft where the locking bolts secure the shaft to the transmission and make sure you use a locking wire. Based on personal experience I also a zine on the interior portion of the shaft ahead of the stuffing box about 5 inches ahead of the box. If you have a failure at the transmission connection (which I did experience) it is an easy fix. Hope this helps.
On Jan 29, 2019, at 7:34 AM, maggouilloux maggouilloux@... [amelyachtowners] <amelyachtowners@...> wrote:
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