240z Posted October 29, 2020 Share Posted October 29, 2020 Doing final checks before lifting back in this weekend and wasn’t happy with the look of the nut on the prop shaft and will now be looking at lots of work and money for a new shaft 😩😩 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonC Posted October 29, 2020 Share Posted October 29, 2020 Not good. You can draw a positive though that you found it before it fell apart at sea, the cost of lift out alone is bad enough for this sort of thing. 240z and JDP 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saintly Fish Posted October 29, 2020 Share Posted October 29, 2020 Just now, JonC said: Not good. You can draw a positive though that you found it before it fell apart at sea, the cost of lift out alone is bad enough for this sort of thing. Jon beat me to it 👆🏻 240z 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonC Posted October 29, 2020 Share Posted October 29, 2020 Is that the boss of your prop? Is it steel! what size is that castle nut? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy135 Posted October 29, 2020 Share Posted October 29, 2020 Agree with the others - better you found out now than lost a prop at sea... 240z 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
240z Posted October 29, 2020 Author Share Posted October 29, 2020 Yes I’m glad I found it now before I was using it in anger for the first time, shame it took me so long to spot it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
240z Posted October 29, 2020 Author Share Posted October 29, 2020 2 minutes ago, JonC said: Is that the boss of your prop? Is it steel! what size is that castle nut? No it’s bronze just residue of old anti foul and the nut is on 1 1/2 shaft Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonC Posted October 29, 2020 Share Posted October 29, 2020 Do you use a special type of anti foul on the prop? I read somewhere that regular antifoul wax detrimental to the bronze props.I may have dreamt that though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
240z Posted October 29, 2020 Author Share Posted October 29, 2020 7 minutes ago, JonC said: Do you use a special type of anti foul on the prop? I read somewhere that regular antifoul wax detrimental to the bronze props.I may have dreamt that though. It was anti fouled by the previous owners as I have yet to use the boat as I have been doing her up but it seems the problem is due to electrolysis as I have checked the continuity between the anodes and the shaft and there is no connection, how long this has been like this I do not know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonC Posted October 29, 2020 Share Posted October 29, 2020 8 minutes ago, 240z said: It was anti fouled by the previous owners as I have yet to use the boat as I have been doing her up but it seems the problem is due to electrolysis as I have checked the continuity between the anodes and the shaft and there is no connection, how long this has been like this I do not know. Do you have a prop anode? I know some boats have tiny little anodes on the prop that last nowhere near a year. When I had my prop refurbished it looked too nice to go back in the water, it’s been in a year and a half now so don’t want to know how bad it is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
240z Posted October 29, 2020 Author Share Posted October 29, 2020 No prop anode but sure it is the earthing that needs sorted Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suzook12 Posted October 29, 2020 Share Posted October 29, 2020 New split pin an she'll be reet..... JonC and 240z 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
240z Posted October 30, 2020 Author Share Posted October 30, 2020 21 hours ago, suzook12 said: New split pin an she'll be reet..... I was thinking old split pin and gripfil MegaByte and Andy135 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy135 Posted October 30, 2020 Share Posted October 30, 2020 10 minutes ago, 240z said: I was thinking old split pin and gripfil Chicken wire and yesterday's paper? 240z 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
240z Posted December 13, 2020 Author Share Posted December 13, 2020 This has turned into a job and a half and ended up with me having to replace coupling, shaft, propeller, stern tube, cutlass bearing and housing. Looking at a bill of about 2k because the previous owner neglected the anodes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy135 Posted December 13, 2020 Share Posted December 13, 2020 Sorry to hear that. What a pain! 😭 240z 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saintly Fish Posted December 13, 2020 Share Posted December 13, 2020 Thats bad news @240z, but on the bright side just look at the fact that you can be safe in the knowledge that all is 100% now. 240z 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonnyswamp Posted December 13, 2020 Share Posted December 13, 2020 (edited) That's a shitter that, but as has been said, It's spot on now Onwards and upwards Edited December 13, 2020 by jonnyswamp Can't spell Saintly Fish and 240z 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonC Posted December 13, 2020 Share Posted December 13, 2020 Not great thing to spend out on, putting something back to where it should be seems like dead money but at least you know it’s all good now. Geoff and 240z 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDP Posted December 14, 2020 Share Posted December 14, 2020 I take it you are the new owner of it, better you found it now rather than later. 240z 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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