romiaway06
New Member
MarineMax does not put Zincs on shafts. My next door slip mate a 52 Sedan Bridge ended up with a $9000 bill to replace his props after his first season because of no zincs on shafts, Comments Please!
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I've never heard of "expensive damage" caused by a loose shaft zinc. Documentation?......
The issue with this displaced shaft zinc is that the water flow to the cutlass bearing is obstructed.This is what happens when they let the teenage part-time yard monkey install a shaft zinc......
Luckily I caught this 'before' it got expensive......
This was caught just as the soft zinc was wearing against the strut 'and' just befoe the harder stainless steel nut/bolt had a chance to start working on the strut itself.
The zinc didn't quite make it to the bushing, so I was spared the expensive repair.
That zinc was only placed on the shaft for a few hours....installed March....that pic was early May.
The issue with this displaced shaft zinc is that the water flow to the cutlass bearing is obstructed.
In a proper setup, the front of the strut has a larger opening created because the bearing stops a coupla inches short, that scoups water through the bearing ribs.
Running the boat w/ the zinc out-of-place would cause excess wear on the bearing.
Will you be bonding the shafts or just replacing the props and shafts frequently?I now know what the noise was and I will not put shaft zincs back on.
Will you be bonding the shafts or just replacing the props and shafts frequently?
So where are all these Sea Rays from the past ten years piling up their props and shafts?
Should be a pile somewhere if its frequent right?