CHAPTER XIV
ENGINE
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It is recommended that the engine be installed!
at this time. There is still a lot of room to!
manoeuvre to make sure it is properly aligned.!
STRUT!
The first step in installing the engine is to!
determine, by using the plan, the exact location of!
the strut. Then, insert the propeller shaft in the!
strut and locate it exactly where it will permit the!
shaft to be centred into the propeller shaft hole!
in the hull. The strut should be as close to the!
propeller as possible to prevent the shaft from!
whipping. DO NOT FORGET THAT THE PROPELLER SHAFT IS!
OFF-Centre TO STARBOARD TO PERMIT ITS REMOVAL!
ALONGSIDE THE RUDDER SKEG.!
PROPELLER SHAFT!
A hole of 2-3/8” is made in the protuberance!
between the skeg and the keel. This hole should be!
large enough to insert a fibreglass tube with an!
interior diameter of 1-3/4” or possibly 2".!
STUFFING BOX!
This tube is held in place so that the propeller!
shaft goes through it dead centre. Then, the tube is!
laminated to the keel with several mats and rovings.!
The stuffing box is then clamped on the tube with!
double stainless steel collars at both ends.!
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