"Larry" wrote in message
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jps wrote:
On Thu, 29 Jul 2010 21:40:33 -0500,
wrote:


I spent the day installing a strut bearing and then installed the strut
and
rebuilt shaft on a 30' Marinette today, had to have shims made to get
the
shaft aliened because the last owner had a bad repair with screwed up
shims
and the shaft was binding and had ben run in a bind for years, the new
owner
said he had never been able to open the throttle up with out vibration
and
now I know why, and then after a couple hours got her all buckled up and
ready to go, the guy is going to make the Golconda to Chattanooga and
back
run down the Tennessee river. I think the Marinette is my next boat as
there
cheap and almost indestructible and I really like the direct drive and
the
cost of repair is peanuts compaired to an outdrive, but the prop and
ruder
seemed really small for a 30ft boat?, I have never worked on a Marinette
before and getting the strut shimed right was a chore.I hate working on
houseboats with outdrives$$$ and down time.
yep I really like the old Marinette's

aligned

Fantastic!

I'm glad you aprve Larrst, my eye sight is not what it used to be (52) and I
find myself multitasking and working in the dim light most of the time, full
time grandpaw of a 6 yr old you know, allways busy and typing fast...believe
or not I do 't really fel the ned t o spel evr word corect, heck I can' even
seee the kweys. but i try, even through my Klan regalia...what is the klan
by the way??