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Old 08-14-2020, 07:33 PM   #66
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Originally Posted by pacemaker69 View Post
I have been doing running gear for 30 years i can tell you this whenever running aground be sure to check all of these items;
1. engine mounts 2. engine alignment. 3. coupling to coupling fit should be pinching all the way around 4. check shaft for straightness. 5. check bearing wear 6. check or fix propeller 7. with all running gear is out of vessel and new bearing installed in strut run a wire from center of transmission flange through stern tube , through strut with a gig set up on the end of the wire to verify your strut to engine alignment .
Thanks for the notes!

To be clear, I didn't run aground. There was a submerged object in a very deep area, most likely a log, that I hit.

1. mounts - being redone in a month or two
2. alignment - being done next week after boat goes back in the water
3. coupling fit - will be examined during the above
4. done - done earlier this week
5. done - minimal
6. done - class I and MRI performed
7. this was done a day or two ago
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