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Old 02-12-2012, 04:46 PM   #32
Marin
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Floor problem - Any idea?

I would be surprised if the engine was moved around much since any change in elevation would put it out of alignment with the shaft, unless there is a flexible coupler between the transmission and the shaft which after seing your photos there does not appear to be.

One possibility has been mentioned by Eric himself and that is if the boat was given a different transmission at some point and this required raising the engine so the transmission would mate up properly with the prop shaft. On most boats the shaft is a fixed entity and it enters the engine room at the angle established by the boat's construction. The engine/transmission mounting has to accommodate the shaft, not the other way round.


-- Edited by Marin on Sunday 12th of February 2012 06:49:24 PM
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