http://oya.com/tips/2007/06/when-good-bearings-go-bad/ Keeping your boat healthy Wed, 07 Jan 2009 01:09:20 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 http://oya.com/tips/2007/06/when-good-bearings-go-bad/#comment-10 Proper Boat Bottom Painting | Dickerson Boat Service Log Thu, 03 Apr 2008 15:07:59 +0000 http://oya.com/tips/?p=5#comment-10 [...] Usually the first step we take is to remove the shaft zincs. Now we can start cleaning the props and shafts. Sometimes this is an easy job, sometimes it is not. Any barnacles have usually been removed when the boat is pulled, but not always. And heavily barnacled shafts and props leave a lot of hard residue that can only be removed by sanding. We find that emery cloth is the best solution for this. After a thorough cleaning of the shafts we can install the new zincs. At this time we also do a quick bearing check. If a shaft wiggles in the bearing, the owner is alerted to a potential problem. (see When Good Bearings Go Bad) [...] [...] Usually the first step we take is to remove the shaft zincs. Now we can start cleaning the props and shafts. Sometimes this is an easy job, sometimes it is not. Any barnacles have usually been removed when the boat is pulled, but not always. And heavily barnacled shafts and props leave a lot of hard residue that can only be removed by sanding. We find that emery cloth is the best solution for this. After a thorough cleaning of the shafts we can install the new zincs. At this time we also do a quick bearing check. If a shaft wiggles in the bearing, the owner is alerted to a potential problem. (see When Good Bearings Go Bad) [...]

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