Capt. Rodbone
Senior Member
- Joined
- Sep 6, 2020
- Messages
- 177
- Location
- U.S.
- Vessel Name
- SV Stella Polaris MV Sea Turtle
- Vessel Make
- 1978 VanDine Gaff rigged schooner, 1978 Grand Banks Classic Trawler
We recently had our first haulout on our loop trip to deal with what turned out to be only one faulty through hull so that was good news. The rest were inspected and serviced. While in the yard we got a few other projects done but the main reason for this post is to get a feel for what I just told.
Our port prop was dinged up in a few places. I had not noticed any cavitation and maybe you wouldn’t on props this size but I’m new to Boating in this 42 foot range. Anyway, they did pull that prop and found a local shop able to rework it in a quick turnaround. They don’t work weekends however one of the workers was there just now and we had a chat. He casually mentioned we need to think about having the shafts checked and Cutlass bearings replaced because neither prop can be turned by hand and you should be able to. These are twin 120 Lehmans and if one needs me to measure the props I can do so and re-post.
I have no reason to not trust these people but I also am aware of how limited I am in my knowledge on these things. I get that if that is a fairly common litmus test then we failed it because I even tried to do it by hand myself and neither would budge. This guy wasn’t even confident we could stay beyond Monday morning and have this analyzed because the yard is pretty busy and on a schedule. My wife and I at first blush thought why would we leave to continue our trip knowing we should be planning another haul out soon or fairly soon?
I’m interested in hearing thoughts on where we are as we need to make a decision from our end by Monday morning and then find out if we’re staying if they can even allow us to do so. Additionally we aren’t allowed to stay on board so we would need to try and extend our short term housing situation.
As always I look forward to the tidbits of wisdom that come from this group.
Our port prop was dinged up in a few places. I had not noticed any cavitation and maybe you wouldn’t on props this size but I’m new to Boating in this 42 foot range. Anyway, they did pull that prop and found a local shop able to rework it in a quick turnaround. They don’t work weekends however one of the workers was there just now and we had a chat. He casually mentioned we need to think about having the shafts checked and Cutlass bearings replaced because neither prop can be turned by hand and you should be able to. These are twin 120 Lehmans and if one needs me to measure the props I can do so and re-post.
I have no reason to not trust these people but I also am aware of how limited I am in my knowledge on these things. I get that if that is a fairly common litmus test then we failed it because I even tried to do it by hand myself and neither would budge. This guy wasn’t even confident we could stay beyond Monday morning and have this analyzed because the yard is pretty busy and on a schedule. My wife and I at first blush thought why would we leave to continue our trip knowing we should be planning another haul out soon or fairly soon?
I’m interested in hearing thoughts on where we are as we need to make a decision from our end by Monday morning and then find out if we’re staying if they can even allow us to do so. Additionally we aren’t allowed to stay on board so we would need to try and extend our short term housing situation.
As always I look forward to the tidbits of wisdom that come from this group.