When I hauled out last fall I checked a lot of things that I couldn't while in the water. I carefully inspected the props. This is on a 1986 3888 with 175 Hinos and what appears to be dripless shafts - both port and starboard identical in all respects that I can see. Both engines had run well all summer. I noted that port prop had a very small ding, and was relieved because it was the kind of thing that could be more or less removed with a fingernail emery board. I knew a month ago, that side had touched some tree roots fighting the wind and going into my slip. Everything else looked square and right to me and the marina owner saw it the same way. The starboard one was a little loose so that was a minor fix to tighten. I also turned them while they were in neutral. Surprisingly the port was quite a bit more stiff than the starboard. At first I attributed this to the fact that a few weeks before I had the mechanic bring his big wrenches down to tighten a dripless shaft that was dripping. Maybe he over tightened it.
On the other hand I have no fact base to tell me what is normal. Should these shafts be loose or should they be stiff or maybe it just does not matter. Maybe I will investigate the wrong one for the wrong reason. I could not see a previous post on this so maybe it is worth canvassing
On the other hand I have no fact base to tell me what is normal. Should these shafts be loose or should they be stiff or maybe it just does not matter. Maybe I will investigate the wrong one for the wrong reason. I could not see a previous post on this so maybe it is worth canvassing
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