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Reginald P. Smithers III wrote:
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On 9 Oct 2006 18:58:06 -0700, "
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OK. If I need to remove the propeller in order to replace the
impeller, I will have to find a way to remove the propeller.

STOP
You don't need to remove the prop for this.
You take out those bolts, drop the foot with prop still in place and
replace the impeller. It slides down the driive shaft and is nowhere
near the prop.

Getting it off might be easier now than when you break a prop but be
careful you don't want to break something you don't need to right now.
You have a very good chance of trashing a seal when you are removing
the prop if you don't have the right tool. There is also a chance of
wiping the hub, even if you do have the pulller.

Thanks for informing me that I really don't need to remove the
propeller. Then I can do that later or next spring instead of clamping
all these tasks in one weekend. I probably will still attempt to
remove the propeller by soaking it with WD40. But honestly I am not
expecting a miracle -- the propeller is quite stuck; there is quite a
good chance that I need to bring it to a dealer.

Jay Chan

Jay,

Based upon your questions, I can tell you are new to boating and new to
maintaining your engine. I would recommend you find a mechanic who
would make an appointment to get your engine serviced, and ask him if he
let you watch him remove the prop and install the impeller.

While both of these projects are DIY projects, if you don't know what
you are doing, you can cause serious and expensive damages to the engine.

While he has the engine in the shop, it will be worth him do a complete
inspection and servicing the engine to make sure there are not other
problems. As one of the rec.boats regulars found out, not servicing
your engine correctly can result in some very expensive problems.

You are quite right. In fact that was what I was originally planning
to do. After all, the motor is more than 10 years old, and I should
have a mechanic to look it over. Unfortunately I am replacing the core
in the entire deck, and I am behind schedule -- meaning that the deck
is open to elements. Currently, I have a cover on the boat to keep
rain water from entering the core of the deck that I am fixing. If I
bring the boat to a mechanic, I will have to remove the boat cover (the
boat has a T-top and the boat cover is huge like a sail), and I will
risk getting unexpected rain water getting into the core of the boat
when the boat is sitting in the mechanic boatyard. Therefore, I am
really hesistate to bring the boat to the mechanic at this point, and I
need to finish winterizing the motor now before the weather is getting
really cold.

Luckily I am quite handy. Therefore, I should be able to replace the
impeller (with another person helping me to align the rods). Thanks
for the suggestion though.

Jay Chan