Just bought a Schucker 436 in need of a complete
refit. I have done this
work before on a IF 36 before so I pretty much know what I have gotten myself into. I removed the old Chrysler /Nissan
motor and trans. Got the
engine room on the way to being clean. Pulled 50 lbs of unused
wiring and another 200 lbs of antique
equipment. Got the prop flange off the shaft pretty easy considering, using a old flange socket and long grade 5 bolts. The shaft is worn pretty bad at the packing area. There is a fitting on the rear bulkhead that the prop shaft goes through. Two 1/2 bolts hold it in place. The 2 1/4 inch hose connects to it from the stuffing box. I checked the tightness of the bolts and the starboard side snapped off with very little torque. The victim of crevice
corrosion of the SS bolt. I have the builders notes and drawings and it looks like this piece was attached to the
hull and then a mixture of resin filler was poured around it in the are between this bulkhead and were the shaft exits the
boat. I drilled the 1/2 bolt and tapped for a 3/8 screwed the bolt in and all is tight. Good enough?