Wow. Lots of information and discussion here! A little bit overwhelming actually.
So, back to my original posting for a second and then we can move on again. Based on what I saw down there at the shaft, I really doubt my seal rotor moved. I just have the feeling based on the shaft having some light corrosion (definitely not shiny smooth), the original install marking at almost an inch away, and the stuck set screws, that it probably didn't move. I bought the boat three years ago and it was supposedly serviced (including the PSS) 6 months prior.
I had a completely dry dusty bilge until the beginning of this summer. Based on what I've learned, I feel it is more likely that air, salt, dirt, whatever, made the seal less effective while underway (it still stays dry at the dock).
I just recently cleaned it up the seal a little and let water flow through it, so MAYBE it will be better now. I'll find out on Friday when I take her out 30 miles. I wish I could compress the bellow more but it just ain't gonna happen right now because of that stupid stuck screw.
This winter, probably in February, I will need to haul for new paint. At that time I need to do whatever else I need to do for out of water service for the next 2-3 years.
I'm not sure I want to start planing on replacing shafts, cutlass bearings, trans couplings, entire shaft seals and replumbing a water vent just because I have a stuck set screw and the seal got dirty or air in it.
I don't think I would even be able to handle all of that myself. I would need expert help to do most of it.
That said, I also want to make sure I do what is necessary for trouble free operation over the next few years.
I have never hauled a boat before. This is new territory for me and my first time. I know the basics and have talked to all my acquaintances about their recommendations. I kinda feel like at this point, maybe with a month or two before hauling, that I need to get hep from an expert to go through my boat to tell me what I'll need to plan for before I even get close to doing it? The last thing I want to do is to haul it and then find out I need to go machine something or wait a week for something to be delivered.
I'm in Long Beach, CA. Do you have any suggestions for me along the lines of my plan or am I going about this all wrong?
I don't have a specific boat mechanic or know anybody actually that I can just call and get help. This forum is pretty much it for me right now. I do have the boat broker I bought it through who is a family friend I can call if that's what you guys think I should do.
I'm all about DIY but even I have my limits and inexperiences.
So, back to my original posting for a second and then we can move on again. Based on what I saw down there at the shaft, I really doubt my seal rotor moved. I just have the feeling based on the shaft having some light corrosion (definitely not shiny smooth), the original install marking at almost an inch away, and the stuck set screws, that it probably didn't move. I bought the boat three years ago and it was supposedly serviced (including the PSS) 6 months prior.
I had a completely dry dusty bilge until the beginning of this summer. Based on what I've learned, I feel it is more likely that air, salt, dirt, whatever, made the seal less effective while underway (it still stays dry at the dock).
I just recently cleaned it up the seal a little and let water flow through it, so MAYBE it will be better now. I'll find out on Friday when I take her out 30 miles. I wish I could compress the bellow more but it just ain't gonna happen right now because of that stupid stuck screw.
This winter, probably in February, I will need to haul for new paint. At that time I need to do whatever else I need to do for out of water service for the next 2-3 years.
I'm not sure I want to start planing on replacing shafts, cutlass bearings, trans couplings, entire shaft seals and replumbing a water vent just because I have a stuck set screw and the seal got dirty or air in it.
I don't think I would even be able to handle all of that myself. I would need expert help to do most of it.
That said, I also want to make sure I do what is necessary for trouble free operation over the next few years.
I have never hauled a boat before. This is new territory for me and my first time. I know the basics and have talked to all my acquaintances about their recommendations. I kinda feel like at this point, maybe with a month or two before hauling, that I need to get hep from an expert to go through my boat to tell me what I'll need to plan for before I even get close to doing it? The last thing I want to do is to haul it and then find out I need to go machine something or wait a week for something to be delivered.
I'm in Long Beach, CA. Do you have any suggestions for me along the lines of my plan or am I going about this all wrong?
I don't have a specific boat mechanic or know anybody actually that I can just call and get help. This forum is pretty much it for me right now. I do have the boat broker I bought it through who is a family friend I can call if that's what you guys think I should do.
I'm all about DIY but even I have my limits and inexperiences.