Mike,
Call someone.
Shaft log fittings and struts for bronze carrier cutlass bearing only
come two ways:
1 - light press fit
2 - fastener retained.
..0125 Ain't NO Light Press and if you can't get the bearing in at all
then don't bother look for where the screws that hold the bearing go.

Two Possiblities:
1 - the log casting missed the final reaming step. Fortunately, this
can be done by hand in place, but the reamer is and expensive tool.
2 - the casting was made for one of the new all rubber cutlass bearings.

I think you better call someone at Algonquin.

Matt Colie


wrote:
My new Buck Algonquin bronze shaft log is advertised as being bored to
accept a 1.5" cutlass bearing. My new Duramax cutlass bearing is
advertised as having an outside diameter od 1.5" (to accommodate a 1"
prop shaft).

I tried to slide the Bearing into the Log - no way.

I got out the calipers; the O.D. of the bearing is indeed 1.50", but
the I.D. of the Log is just 1.4875"

Is it expected that one must heat / cool these pieces in order to get
them to fit? Or, did Buck Algonquin use the wrong "drill bit"?

If heating / cooling is expected, is it a hair dryer or a blow torch...


Many Thanks.

MW