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FISHTIGUA · 04-17-2008, 05:10 PM

Oh, good. Got the new shafts of the re-build in last week. Fit just right.
Yesterday the Props turned up on time, 29.5 X 31 ( look a bit small but thats what the old plans said).
Then the rudders arrived, looking just the job. Lifted the yacht in high winds in the Travellift to slot them up. Just Dandy. Put nuts on top of the shaft. Eer No! After sending the old ones back to the factory they made perfect new ones only they forgot to look which 2 1/4" pitch thread they cut. Normal pitch is 8 per inch but they cut them 7 per inch for thread cut. So now we have to make chuffin' new nuts of a weird thread no one uses any more.

This is not a technical question but just letting off a bit of steam.

Any other stories where you just want to throttle someone for something simple?

Aaarrrgggghhhrrrrrr!!!

Let the valve vent.

Dave

04-17-2008, 05:10 PM	#1
FISHTIGUA Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Guernsey/Antigua Posts: 194	Best laid plans gone wrong... Oh, good. Got the new shafts of the re-build in last week. Fit just right. Yesterday the Props turned up on time, 29.5 X 31 ( look a bit small but thats what the old plans said). Then the rudders arrived, looking just the job. Lifted the yacht in high winds in the Travellift to slot them up. Just Dandy. Put nuts on top of the shaft. Eer No! After sending the old ones back to the factory they made perfect new ones only they forgot to look which 2 1/4" pitch thread they cut. Normal pitch is 8 per inch but they cut them 7 per inch for thread cut. So now we have to make chuffin' new nuts of a weird thread no one uses any more. This is not a technical question but just letting off a bit of steam. Any other stories where you just want to throttle someone for something simple? Aaarrrgggghhhrrrrrr!!! Let the valve vent. Dave __________________ Fish happens!