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MrMcD 
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 Posted: December-22-2021 at 12:59pm |
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I tried a couple things first before the idea of using the wood shims came to me. They cut right through the 5200 on my 95 strut while doing no damage. Glad you won the battle.
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wetskier2000
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Posted: December-22-2021 at 4:16pm |
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All back together but it appears I have 1 leftover SS safety wire... I don't see where I'm missing the damn thing... I have a wire on the two rudder nuts (top of rudder and clamp nut). I have one on the coupling and one on the prop shaft stuffing box. I didn't see similar holes to wire on the rudder stuffing box... I'm probably missing something really dumb...
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wetskier2000
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Posted: December-23-2021 at 8:26am |
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I wonder if the rudder had 2 safety wires, 1 on the clamp bolt and 1 on the top bolt.....
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75 Tique
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Posted: December-23-2021 at 9:47am |
Could be, I am sure there is not a real tight specification for that at the factory, but mine just had one wire through both the tiller clamp bolt and the top bolt.
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KENO
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Posted: December-26-2021 at 7:13am |
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So..........after all the sealant talk, what did you use when you remounted the strut and the rudder port?
Boat Life, 3M, some other equivalent brand, bubble gum ?
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wetskier2000
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Posted: December-26-2021 at 7:44am |
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yeah, I used the boatlife stuff. All back together less the mystery safety wire and I still owe it an oil change... I bought a fancy dancy 12v electric oil removal tool after the last change last year but read the instructions this year... It wants the oil to be 104-125 degrees... Guess that'll wait til FL.. Of course, it's best to change the oil warm anyway, but just getting it changed I've always figured is better than not.
I miss the oil drain hose on the pan's plug that the 1987 had...
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Posted: December-26-2021 at 7:55am |
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wetskier2000
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Posted: January-27-2022 at 8:22am |
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Truck paint is progressing!
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