Fwiw
Dan, I did do an R7R of my entire log and shaft while it the water. It really was not that big of a deal!! I do have a bit of room to work in a not to crowded space.
First I got all of the parts on hand and at the ready. Then I loosened everything that need to be loose and then re-tightened slightly to avoid to much leakage. Once ready I slid my shaft aft far enough that I could slide the coupling off and secured it in place with a hose clamp on both sides of the strut. Once I slid the old one off I stuffed a couple of rags into the gap and zip tied them in place so I could be sure I got hose clamping area cleaned of for a good seal. Then I just slid on the new hose and then the log. During the process I got less than a gallon of water in the bilge.
I did this on a friends boat too by pulling the shaft and inserting a short plug into the log. This kept the water out and then we just pulled it and had the new one at the ready. Once installed we just slid the shaft back in an that knocked out the plug. Didn't even set off the bilge pump!!
Dave Neptune
Dan, I did do an R7R of my entire log and shaft while it the water. It really was not that big of a deal!! I do have a bit of room to work in a not to crowded space.
First I got all of the parts on hand and at the ready. Then I loosened everything that need to be loose and then re-tightened slightly to avoid to much leakage. Once ready I slid my shaft aft far enough that I could slide the coupling off and secured it in place with a hose clamp on both sides of the strut. Once I slid the old one off I stuffed a couple of rags into the gap and zip tied them in place so I could be sure I got hose clamping area cleaned of for a good seal. Then I just slid on the new hose and then the log. During the process I got less than a gallon of water in the bilge.
I did this on a friends boat too by pulling the shaft and inserting a short plug into the log. This kept the water out and then we just pulled it and had the new one at the ready. Once installed we just slid the shaft back in an that knocked out the plug. Didn't even set off the bilge pump!!
Dave Neptune
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