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Engine/prop shaft alignment
Got the output shaft on my 13 hp diesel and prop shaft aligned on my
sailboat. I could not align them using the up/down adjustments on the engine mounts because the entire engine needed to be rotated to port by 1/4" (at front of engine). So, I finally removed all but one mount to stringer bolt leaving one at the rear and then was able to lever engine into near alignment then used up/down motion on mounts to get the rest. Unfortunately, I now have to redrill the holes into the stringers for the lag screws that hold the mounts but I filled the old holes with epoxy and will do the holes and screws next weekend. I do not not know why it got misaligned because when I installed the engine 4 years ago I aligned it well. The mounts were new then and maybe they have sagged. The old engine mounts that were 21 years old had sagged so much that they were useless. Club had a regatta this weekend and it nearly killed me not to sail because it was beautiful. Instead, I took the Tolman out and motored around while a passenger took pics of the race. |
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