Remediation
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On the new boat, I was waxing the engine and sprayed the SS prop. When I grabbed the prop to polish it, there is about 1/4" play of back and forth on the shaft. I was just going to tighten it but thought "ask the forum if there is supposed to be some play or should I just crank down on the nut with a SS prop" Anybody know the Mercury answer?
Found one problem with the seat on the front of the helm on the fishing model. Had a friend sitting on it yesterday while cruising and never saw a buoy floating in the water. Straddled it between the toons and the prop cut it up. Never saw it and only knew we had a problem when the motor hit it. Put some marks and a small nick in the prop. I will pull it and drop off to check the balance. First marks on the boat.
Found one problem with the seat on the front of the helm on the fishing model. Had a friend sitting on it yesterday while cruising and never saw a buoy floating in the water. Straddled it between the toons and the prop cut it up. Never saw it and only knew we had a problem when the motor hit it. Put some marks and a small nick in the prop. I will pull it and drop off to check the balance. First marks on the boat.
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