Project Log: Thursday, May 7, 2015
The owner elected to specify a line cutter for the
propeller shaft, and chose a simple one-piece cutter
fabricated in Maine for the job.
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Installation required that I remove the propeller, which
was no problem to do since the boat had never been in
the water, so the propeller slipped off with ease,
though I still used the puller to do so. Before
removing the propeller, I made a little mark on the
shaft to show the forward face of the hub, since the
prop cutter wanted to be close to that point. |
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With the prop off, I slipped on the cutter and
positioned it appropriately, then marked the shaft for
the single set screw that would secure the cutter in
place. With the mark made, I used a center punch
and drill to dimple the shaft for the set screw. |
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After installing the set screw and securing the cutter
in place, I reinstalled the propeller, completing the
job. |
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With an insurance survey taking place on board, I chose
to work on the mizzen mast and mount the radome.
I'd already mounted the bases for the original radar
mount, so to install the mount itself simply required
four bolts, protected with Tef-Gel. Then, I
installed an adapter plate I'd purchased to allow
mounting of the new radome, which had a different bolt
pattern than the original. |
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To attach the dome, first I connected and secured the
cable through its molded channel, since I'd be leading
the cable out the aft end of the dome and down the mast.
Then, I secured it to the mount with the four bolts
required. |
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I surface-mounted the cable down the forward port side
of the spar, towards its eventual goal of the new
fitting in the deck through which it would pass to be
connected. I secured the cable every 16" with a
rubber-lined cable clamp and machine screw in a tapped
hole, as always protected with a dab of Tef-Gel.
The number of cable clamps required to secure the cable
exceeded by four the number I had on hand, so at the
bottom I drilled and tapped all the holes for the
missing clamps, to make later installation easy, and
used my final clamp to secure the bottom of the cable
near the mast base. |
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I'd hoped to wrap up the mizzen work this day, with the
final installation of halyard cleats and winch, but with
other goings on, boats leaving the shop, and other
distractions, my effective day was shorter than planned.
I did clean up and reinstall the mizzen mast base, and
also attached the VHF antenna at the mast head. |
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Total Time Today: 4.75 Hours |
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