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  1. tpenfield

    Some Milky Oil from the Outdrive . . .

    Here is the whole business put together . . . I finally got to use my fancy dial torque wrench. The specification for the rolling torque is 6-10 in-lbs. I set the bearings to about 9 in-lbs, since they are new. Then you have to synchronize the gearing in the upper unit before inserting the...
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    Some Milky Oil from the Outdrive . . .

    I finished up the outdrive work today by installing the drive shaft bearing for the port outdrive and putting it all back together. Between doing the u-joints and the bearing, it is pretty tedious work, but probably not the sort of thing to rush through. Here are a few pictures from the day...
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    Some Milky Oil from the Outdrive . . .

    here is a quick peek at one of the u-joints that I removed . . . interesting cupping pattern. I am surprised that I did not notice more vibration from the outdrive. (I noticed a slight vibration last summer). So, my theory about the rusty u-joint, is that there was some moisture in the...
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    Formula 330SS Bulkhead Replacement

    In the meantime, here are some recent pics. . . . Ooopppps!!! double post. See what this thing made me do :D :noidea:
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    Formula 330SS Bulkhead Replacement

    But in the meantime, here are a couple of pics.
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    I found my old boat . . . .

    . . . listed on boston.craigslist.org :eek: :) 1991 Formula 242SS I sold it in July 2012 and it looks like it is for sale again. I occasionally have wondered what became of it. Looks about the same as when I had it. :thumb:
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    Some Milky Oil from the Outdrive . . .

    Also got the oil seals and o-ring for the port drive today. So, hopefully, I will have enough 'stuff' for the weekend. :thumb:
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    Some Milky Oil from the Outdrive . . .

    Well, my trip back from California started out OK, but thunder storms delayed flights getting in and out of the Chicago airports. So, we got stuck at Midway airport for a few hours. . . Finally landed in Boston at 3:30 AM. . . home at about 5:00 AM. I had 2 heavy packages waiting for me though ...
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    Some Milky Oil from the Outdrive . . .

    Re: Some Milky Oil from the Outdrive . . . I managed to finish up the oil seals on the starboard outdrive today. . . I could not find a slide hammer/puller in town . . . I guess most of this stuff is sold over the Internet these days. I tried several methods to pop out the oil seals and...
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    CSM Fibers Sticking Out!!

    Re: CSM Fibers Sticking Out!! +1 to the comment about being a bit short on the resin in the first picture. To go around corners such as you are doing, a trick that you can do is to wrap the piece(s) in plastic and stretch it fairly tight, right after you apply the CSM and the resin. You...
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    Some Milky Oil from the Outdrive . . .

    Re: Some Milky Oil from the Outdrive . . . Never mind . . . I got it :) I used the heat gun some more to expand the housing a bit and it finally loosened up. Out came the bearing carrier . . . I took out the old oil seals . . . looks like the originals. The bearing carrier is showing a...
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    Formula 330SS Bulkhead Replacement

    Re: Formula 330SS Bulkhead Replacement Fuel tank installation Update . . . Today was the day to put the fuel tank back into the boat. First I did some final fiberglass work by bonding the cockpit sole to the stringer grid. There seemed to be 4 places where I could fairly easily bond the 2...
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    Some Milky Oil from the Outdrive . . .

    Re: Some Milky Oil from the Outdrive . . . Got the u-joints via overnight shipment today :thumb:
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    Some Milky Oil from the Outdrive . . .

    Re: Some Milky Oil from the Outdrive . . . I had a better day with the shipment contents today . . . Got my prop shaft seals and the outdrive tools today. All looked good. :thumb:
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    Formula 330SS Bulkhead Replacement

    Re: Formula 330SS Bulkhead Replacement More 'stuff' is arriving each day . . . thanks to the UPS and FedEx folks. I got my neoprene for isolating the fuel tank from the hull in preparation for foaming in the tank. I also got some biaxial fiberglass tape for bonding the cockpit sole to the...
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    Some Milky Oil from the Outdrive . . .

    Re: Some Milky Oil from the Outdrive . . . This must not be my day . . . I also got the anodes for the outdrives. One Bravo Anode set and one YAMAHA anode set :facepalm: The Admiral had a similar problem with some cell phone batteries she recently ordered. . On a national scale, this must...
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    Some Milky Oil from the Outdrive . . .

    Re: Some Milky Oil from the Outdrive . . . Yea, so the package containing my 2 new u-joints arrived today. The package looked a little funny . . . so I opened it. :facepalm: :facepalm: :facepalm: Oh, I hate it when that happens, I have such a low tolerance for this sort of pain...
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    Formula 330SS Bulkhead Replacement

    Re: Formula 330SS Bulkhead Replacement Another update . . . I got the other side of the bulkhead tabbed in this afternoon. So, that will do it for a week or two. Here are a few pictures . . . the area was very cramped to work in, but I planned out my layup pieces well, so it was not too bad...
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    Formula 330SS Bulkhead Replacement

    Re: Formula 330SS Bulkhead Replacement Some detail work on the engine room side of the bulkhead . . . A couple of improvements that I wanted to make with the bulkhead replacement are: (1) Add a 'mini' bilge along with the fuel bay thru-hull - this would isolate the thru-hull from the main...
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    Formula 330SS Bulkhead Replacement

    Re: Formula 330SS Bulkhead Replacement Big day with fiberglassing . . . Well I did not run in the Boston Marathon . . . not that I would . . . so, it was a continuation of fiberglassing today. I made my first batch of "Peanut Butter" (PB) !!! I needed some to fill in the gaps around the...
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