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In a message dated 6/24/04 12:04:36 AM, Gary writes:
<< Is there another cutlass bearing installed directly behind the stuffing box
to provide additional support for the shaft? Our surveyor never mentioned
an intermediate bearing nor was this a subject when we had the cutlass
bearings in the struts replaced during one of the previous haulouts. If
there is a second cutlass bearing, I would assume that sooner or later,
these should be checked. >>
Typically the Cutlass bearing is the last bearing before the prop. There is
usually only one such bearing in a system and it must be water lubricated. The
stuffing box is not intended to be a bearing but is there to keep water out of
the boat. Shaft support bearings are between the stuffing box and the engine
and are either journal bearings or ball bearings.
Larry Z
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