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Shaft questions

Posted By: captdana
Date: Monday, 1 November 2004, at 5:17 p.m.

I just hauled out yesterday after a great salmon season on Lake Michigan and was making my list of to do's. My shafts have over 13,000 hrs on each side and I am looking to replace them. I measured them and my 28b 1972 appears to have 1 1/8" shafts---I know these must be original--had the boat since it had 600 hrs on them. the shafts have wear where they go thru the logs--warn down quite a bit---Should I replace these with 1 1/4" shafts (which I can get from one of the faithful for a site donation--with only 500 hrs on them) and if I do---can I still use the same shaft strut and change the cutlass bearing? I would like to replace the shaft logs--hate the drip and they are the original plastic ones--any recommendations on doing this and if I will have to make a major modification to change it--ie hole size etc? Thanks in advance

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Shaft questions
captdana -- Monday, 1 November 2004, at 5:17 p.m.

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bruce doan -- Tuesday, 2 November 2004, at 8:15 a.m.

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Scott -- Tuesday, 2 November 2004, at 8:34 a.m.

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Jon Wagner -- Tuesday, 2 November 2004, at 9:30 a.m.

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captdana -- Tuesday, 2 November 2004, at 9:36 a.m.

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Jon Wagner -- Tuesday, 2 November 2004, at 9:39 a.m.

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Capt. Dave Kosh -- Tuesday, 2 November 2004, at 10:19 a.m.

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Art Schuessler -- Tuesday, 2 November 2004, at 5:07 p.m.

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Capt. Dave Kosh -- Tuesday, 2 November 2004, at 6:42 p.m.

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Scott -- Tuesday, 2 November 2004, at 10:41 a.m.

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Rawleigh -- Tuesday, 2 November 2004, at 2:31 p.m.

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Capt. Doug -- Tuesday, 2 November 2004, at 2:20 p.m.

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captdana -- Tuesday, 2 November 2004, at 2:57 p.m.

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Jon Wagner -- Tuesday, 2 November 2004, at 3:41 p.m.