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Old 17-11-2014, 12:13   #1
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I bought a Trintella 38 damaged in hurricane sandy. The stuffing box is oil lubricated at both ends of the prop shaft with some sort of gear oil. Who knows what this is?!
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It looks like a version of the python drive. Basiclly a CV joint to decouple the engine from the prop shaft to alleviate alignment problems and reduce vibration.
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Yep...... google marine shaft flexible coupling


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Not this one, but similar



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I have installed a few engines that had flex couplings. I wish all boats came with them. They do allow for a little misalignment, which is a good thing from some of the work I have witnessed from a few marina engine mechanics.
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The CV joint and the thrust bearing appear to be an older Aquadrive system. The coupling was green before I removed it and machined several broken bolt heads off. The part more interesting and unknown is the oil cooled shaft. Most are water cooled. Has anybody even seen or operated a boat with an oil cooled shaft rather than water cooled?!
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sorry , misunderstood your query
Never seen a oil filled ? But seen a few with grease pumps attached, has it got a reservoir ?




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Yes it does have a reservoir. Holds about a gallon of oil. The quantity has not moved in 2000 miles/300 hours of motoring. I think it should have.

I motored the boat from NY to Memphis, TN after patching some holes and overhauling the motor.

I would have inspected the parts and overhauled the tube except nobody knew what it was. I became afraid to open it and damage something I could not replace!!
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Trying to figure this bearing out ! If it's oil filled ? I would have thought it would require wipe seals , so would be interested in others views more knowledgeable than me.
On a second point, she seems to have some serious misalignment on that shaft ! Or is it the photo?



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Photo..shaft turns down out of the CV joint
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Have a look at this thread http://www.cruisersforum.com/forums/...ft-108289.html

It's not a question of cooling, the water does that.It's about lubrication.
There are double set of seals to contain the oil.
The main maintenance thing is to never let the oil tank run out of oil.
These seals are regarded as very reliable.

I once did a delivery of a 55 foot steel yacht with this setup. There was also a walk in engine room with a Gardner....
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Thanks for the link, you learn something everyday, thanks


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