nt
r
CC •
nderwater
ear
6.
u
s.
e s
ru
ear
n
s s
ou
e
nspec
e
annua
h b Th t t b i h ld b i t d ll
and replaced as necessar
. Location of the struts can be
ound in the Underwater
ear
omponents illustrations
at the end o
this chapter.
6.1.5 Shaft Lo
/ Stuffin
Box
Shaft Seal
Your boat is equipped with drippless SureSeal as stan-
dard. The stu
in
box keeps water
rom leakin
around
the sha
t into the boat. The stu
in
box has a Flex
packin
s
stem. See fi
. 6.
o
our pre-departure routine check on the rubber tub-
in
, hose clamps for crackin
or loosen fasteners. Make
sure to re-ti
htened all
asteners to avoid possible o
leakin
.
6.1.6 Ali
nmen
Ali
nin
the en
ine with the propeller sha
t is critical
or
smooth operation of
our boat. Shaft ali
nment ma
han
e sli
htl
after
our boat is in use. Your dealer
should check ali
nment as part o
commissionin
, par-
ticularl
if there is vibration, a drummin
sound, or loss
f RPM’
.
If ali
nment is necessar
, see
our authorized service
t
n
n
6.2 Steerin
Components
DA NG ER
! !
Keep clear of movin
steerin
parts at all times. Pro-
ect movin
parts from access durin
normal use!
6.2.1 Steerin
S
ste
Fi
. 6.4 the illustation shows basic steerin
mechanism
and components of the boa
wheel, sha
ts that connect the wheel to the steerin
ear
via universal
oints at each connection. Fi
. 6.4
ives
ou
a look at some of the basic components of this s
stem.
The steerin
s
stem also contains optional autopilot drive
unit and rudder reference installed. The autopilot drive
onnects to the steerin
s
stem via the output sha
t o
earbox. IT’
TR
N
LY RE
MMEND that a com-
petent marine technician do the service or installation o
the s
stem
WARNING: Keep clear of movin
steerin
s
stems at all
times. Protect movin
parts
rom access durin
normal
To keep the steerin
s
stem in the top operatin
condition
please D
PRE-DEPARTURE R
UTINE
HE
K UP
N
THE
TEERIN
Y
TEM
F Y
R B
AT.
Note: If the steering system needs repair, your dealer has the
correct tools. Do not try to service the system yourself.
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