Hello,
I got the boat into the water on Saturday. After a couple of hours I noticed some water in the oil pan below the engine. I moped it up and didn't find any obvious leaks then went home.
Returned to the boat yesterday and there was probably 4 or 5 liters. So I got the water out then went hunting.
Finally found a small drip where the shaft is attached to the gearbox. I cannot remember the technical terms. It looks like a compression fitting held by 2 brass nuts. It is definitely not the gear clamps for the rubber hose. I could get a couple of wrenches and try to tighten up this joint. I didn't do it yesterday because i needed to make the trip home. So my question is, should I go for it and try to tighten or should I get somebody to look at it?
I got the boat into the water on Saturday. After a couple of hours I noticed some water in the oil pan below the engine. I moped it up and didn't find any obvious leaks then went home.
Returned to the boat yesterday and there was probably 4 or 5 liters. So I got the water out then went hunting.
Finally found a small drip where the shaft is attached to the gearbox. I cannot remember the technical terms. It looks like a compression fitting held by 2 brass nuts. It is definitely not the gear clamps for the rubber hose. I could get a couple of wrenches and try to tighten up this joint. I didn't do it yesterday because i needed to make the trip home. So my question is, should I go for it and try to tighten or should I get somebody to look at it?