[Rhodes22-list] Drive shaft dripping

[Brad Haslett]

Hank,

Good question.  I'm thinking the water is getting by the stuffing box and
finding the next weakest link.  The sequence is transmission - brass
coupling - rubber enclosed shaft? - and I think the stuffing box.  To be
honest, I didn't have time to troubleshoot the problem.  The steady drip is
coming from the brass coupling just downstream from the tranny.  It has two
fittings that tighten against each other but I didn't have the tools to try
it. The water accumulates to the top of the bilge and then vents overboard.
I'll need to fix or haul before the first good freeze.  I keep a heater on
at 40 degrees when I'm gone during the winter but yesterday the electricity
at the docks was off.

Any more ideas?

Brad


On 11/8/06, Hank <hnw555 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Brad,
>
> How could the drive shaft be dripping where it connects to the
> transmission?  Where is the water coming in from?  I started to think the
> stuffing box, but it should be lower than the tranmission coupling, so
> that
> shouldn't be a possibility.  Is the water coming in from above the engine
> and then just collecting and dripping off of the shaft?
>
> Just some ideas.
>
> Hank
>
> On 11/8/06, Brad Haslett <flybrad at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > Finally,  some good news to brighten-up a difficult yesterday.  We
> closed
> > on
> > the sale of our shop building near the lake and sold our tractor we used
> > to
> > bushog the place as well. The buyer for the tractor kept me waiting over
> > four hours and then did some last minute haggling over a previously
> agreed
> > upon price.  Forunately for him I came unarmed. The bad news is that my
> > boat
> > had water in the bilge for the first time ever.  The drive shaft is
> > steadily
> > dripping where it connects to the transmission.  This may be a result of
> > the
> > grounding last year.  Anyway, the repair will probably require it to be
> > hauled, which  is a good idea anyway to inspect for damage.  I've been
> > operating on the theory of "what you don't know can't hurt you" but that
> > game has been played long enough.
> >
> > The DC-10 is going away in the next couple of years and I have to make
> the
> > leap into the digital age one way or the other.  I have been predicting
> > this
> > event all along and damned if I wasn't right.  Here is something to look
> > forward to.
> >
> > Brad
> >
> > --------------------------
> >
> > *Company Cancels A380 Order *
> >
> > MEMPHIS, Tenn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--FedEx Express, a unit of FedEx Corp.
> > (NYSE:
> > FDX), announced today an agreement with The Boeing Company (NYSE: BA) to
> > acquire 15 new Boeing 777 Freighter aircraft with options to purchase an
> > additional 15 aircraft. The decision to purchase the 777F was made after
> > Airbus announced significant delays in delivery of the A380. FedEx
> Express
> > notified Airbus that it has cancelled its order for 10 A380-800Fs.
> >
> > "Global demand for air cargo and express services continues to grow
> > rapidly
> > and FedEx has made significant investments in our network to meet
> > customers'needs and fulfill our business objectives. Therefore, it was
> > necessary and
> > prudent for us to acquire the Boeing 777 Freighter." said Frederick W.
> > Smith, chairman, president and chief executive officer, FedEx Corp. "The
> > availability and delivery timing of this aircraft, coupled with its
> > attractive payload range and economics, make this choice the best
> decision
> > for FedEx, its customers, shareowners and employees."
> >
> > FedEx Express continues to be Airbus' largest wide-body airplane
> customer
> > and will add additional new and used Airbus wide-body aircraft to its
> > fleet
> > in coming years. Six new A300-600 aircraft are scheduled to join the
> FedEx
> > fleet in 2007.
> >
> > *Boeing 777*
> >
> > The Boeing 777 Freighter is the world's largest twin-engine cargo
> aircraft
> > with a range of more than 6,100 nautical miles and a revenue payload
> > capacity of 171,000 pounds. This represents a 2,200 nautical mile
> increase
> > in range and an additional 8,500 pounds of revenue payload over the
> > MD-11F,
> > which is FedEx's primary long-haul aircraft. These advantages will
> result
> > in
> > more non-stop, point-to-point transoceanic routes with shorter flight
> > times,
> > enabling improved service offerings to FedEx customers. FedEx Express is
> > expected to take delivery of four of the 777 aircraft in calendar year
> > 2009,
> > eight in 2010 and the remaining three in 2011.
> >
> > "The Boeing 777F will allow FedEx Express to fly directly between major
> > markets and hubs in Asia, Europe and the U.S. with more freight and in
> > less
> > time than it takes today, improving fuel efficiency and lowering total
> > operating costs," said David J. Bronczek, president and chief executive
> > officer, FedEx Express.
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