you lost me Rodbolt... theres no difference in alignment between a v and straight. no reason for it to "change" anymore than a straight would.. and all inboard shafts are removable from couplings, whether taper-fit or straight-cut, Borg-Warner or Hurth.....
mated BW V's are the worst. remote and Hurth are much easier. got a bad one of those BW's from the factory once. output flange was cut bad. talk about some screwy feeler gauge readings. <br /><br /> tho any gas setup pales in comparison usually to an old Detroit shim setup. . and yes straight drives dont get the proper maint usually either. but I have found that on equipment that is impossible to access no maint gets done until something breaks. Oregon inlet is hard on props,rudders and shafts.<br /> but I have had no sucess with trying to press the shaft from the coupler in the hull. all the stuff we do is usually 1 1/2 " or less. and usually its so hard to access the coupler it never gets anything. so when it goes aground I am usually changing a bent one anyway<br /> good luck but I was just trying to tell Arks about small overlooked things that cost a lot of money. I looked at a 33 cruiser inc a year ago that was outrageos to access the engines. both vdrives were leaking from the coupler shaft. but the only way I could even touch them was to hjave a dockhand hold my feet and go down the engine hatch head first. a 15 year old saltwater pair of crusaders and everything so rusty I was amazed it still was on the mounts. I was soooo happy the guy took it someplace else <br /> good luck and keep posting <br /><br />we get a good amount of running gear damage too. tho, around here, i'd attribute it to stupidity matter of fact i have a 46 Sportfish due in next week with glass struts he ripped out and almost sank. wants to convert over to bronze. big job, deck, tanks, glass, geometry, etc, etc.. should be fun. i'll take some pics <br /><br />we have some pretty good methods and tools these days. one thing about my boss, he'll buy tools. our new shop rocks.<br /><br />best i had last season was some guy who snapped a shaft. ok, i check running gear, clean and straight. go inside, yup, yup, broken shaft right behind coupling. hey wow check the motor mts laying on the stringers the bottom 1 1/8 jamb nuts had worked there way all the way down on BB mercs. <br /><br />"Say mister? have any vibes with this boat?" <br /><br />too funny, that alignment started out at a 1/2" feeler reading But, you might want to get the owners permission before posting pix of their boat on the internet. Besides courtesy and a good business practice, there are possible legal ramifications you shouldnt have to tangle with. Only one time have I been told not to take pix. It involved a boat-meets-unmovable-solid-object scenario shrouded in politics, jobs, big $$$. .<br /> kinda like 17,000 a pair for new motors. its easy if ya say it real quick <br /> I try to take pics of anything that is out of the ordinary.and I write everthing down even if its just something I see that I dont think is correct. that way when the port engine blows I dont have some one going well ya just worked on the genset and now the port motors blown you must have done something.<br /> good luck and keep posting
