cutlass bearing
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On the flange/coupler at the north end of the shaft, loosen the bolts and use a feeler gauge in four places around the coupler where the two halves come together. This will get you there. If it's very far out you will see it right away. The other way is to use a lazer alignment tool, hard to come by. Loosen the motor mounts and adjust the engine. This makes a big difference. Good luck.
1975 F-32 "SIMPLY BLESSED"
I recently went through all of those issues. First, I had a bad vibration on the port side and when the boat came out of the water for a survey, it looked like the prop shaft was bent in between the 2 struts very slightly. Anything that is out of whack will show up in a vibration, and as stated, if there is any play in the shaft, then thats not good.
What ended up happening was I took my props to prop-scan and my port prop was 1/2 " out of pitch because the boat ended up sitting in mud. I had the marina remove the props and shafts. The port shaft came out a lot worse than the starboard.
I think also since there is a V shaped strut by the prop that the strut could be in need of a re-alignment. That will have to be determined in the spring. Something else to think about.....struts.
Joe
What ended up happening was I took my props to prop-scan and my port prop was 1/2 " out of pitch because the boat ended up sitting in mud. I had the marina remove the props and shafts. The port shaft came out a lot worse than the starboard.
I think also since there is a V shaped strut by the prop that the strut could be in need of a re-alignment. That will have to be determined in the spring. Something else to think about.....struts.
Joe