running the Engines on the "hard"

risctaker · Post by **risctaker** » Tue May 03, 2011 11:38 am

Got it..thanks. When I was buying the boat, I gently turned each prop/shaft with the tranny in neutral to make sure nothing was seized up at the business end. The cutlass bearings made a screeching sound like fingernails on a chalkboard. Is that because they were not wet? or is there some issue I need to know about them?

rossjo · Post by **rossjo** » Tue May 03, 2011 2:51 pm

risctaker wrote:The cutlass bearings made a screeching sound like fingernails on a chalkboard.

Humm - that doesn't sound good ... mots are some form of nitrile rubber, and I don't htink that shoudl "screech", and I've never heard one screech, but I haven't been under many boats on the hard turning the prop shafts, so someone else with more experience should reply.

wowzer52 · Post by **wowzer52** » Tue May 03, 2011 4:40 pm

Dump water on it and turn it some more and see what happens. Did the shaft have play in it or was it ni9ce and tight?

Big D · Post by **Big D** » Tue May 03, 2011 9:46 pm

The screech is from turning dry. Doesn't happen with all but some will.

prowlersfish · Post by **prowlersfish** » Tue May 03, 2011 10:23 pm

Not that abnormal

risctaker · Post by **risctaker** » Wed May 04, 2011 10:08 am

OK Thanks guys. I'll water them down real good then turn them again. There was no play in the shafts when I tried this. nice and screechie tight.

prowlersfish · Post by **prowlersfish** » Wed May 04, 2011 10:27 am

They also could binding do to being out of alignment because the boat is blocked up and not in the water

risctaker · Post by **risctaker** » Wed May 04, 2011 10:32 am

Very possible. Actually the stbd shaft alignment looks a bit out to me just by eyeballing it. Will it go back into shape after returning to the water or do I need an alignment tool while it is blocked up?

prowlersfish · Post by **prowlersfish** » Wed May 04, 2011 10:36 am

depends how it its blocked , you can get it close on land but finale adjustment in the water is the right way

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fpawn1 · Post by **fpawn1** » Wed May 04, 2011 12:49 pm

I put a flushing valve on the raw intake hose--once done very simple to run engine the hard

rossjo · Post by **rossjo** » Wed May 04, 2011 11:03 pm

ditto here

risctaker · Post by **risctaker** » Thu May 05, 2011 4:18 pm

The flushing valve sounds like the way to go...thanks. For the immediate, I'm talking to BobCt about buying his "Fake-a-Lake"

rossjo · Post by **rossjo** » Thu May 05, 2011 10:38 pm

OK< I'l bite (without using Google) ...

What is "Fake-A-Lake"?

My dog did that on the last trip to the Rockville Regatta, but I don't think that's what you were referring to.

risctaker · Post by **risctaker** » Fri May 06, 2011 9:52 am

Basically a $55.00 modified toilet plunger with hose attachment built in and a long adjustable pole to place under the boat and over the raw water intake. Basically a "Fake" Lake so you can run your engines on the hard if you happen not to have hose attachments installed in your intake strainers near the engines.

rossjo · Post by **rossjo** » Fri May 06, 2011 12:14 pm

Why not add a T, valve and water hose connector to your intake hose - close the scuppers and opne the T-Valve to your hose connection and it pups in. No worries of the toilet plunger coming off ...