Monday 20 February 2023

Refit: Prop, shaft, stuffing box, cutlass bearing.

The OVNI comes with a maxprop 3 blade feathering prop. It has a proprietary zinc anode fitted, and is greased by removing an allen screw and installing a grease zerk. The correct "very fluid" grease is pumped in, the prop rotated, more pumped, etc. s/b done every 200 hours.

The shaft is 30mm in diameter, and I believe the ID of the stern tube is 40mm.

The correct fitting for greasing the prop is on the boat. There is a grease gun which appears to contain the correct lubricant, though I do not know how much is left.  Lubriplate 130 AA. (NGLI 1grade, a tan colour.)

The following cryptic notes were aboard:

And the following photos were taken:




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