I would just like to say

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Stanleysteamer said:
I never for a moment imagined I'd accidentally hit on the right motor or drive or anything, it's just that he mentioned how difficult it could be to pull the cable through if there was only one of you. So I was wondering if it was this sort of cable, more than anything.

But I'll look up Merkincruiser 5.7 V8.

It's a slow night!!
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On on the Gin....:p I didnt watch it just skipped through it & seen volvo.....move on quickly lol they make great trucks but poor boat stuff costs a fortune too. :eek: Did he say it was difficult. Think its one of the easy ones tbh.
 
kevstar said:
On on the Gin....:p I didnt watch it just skipped through it & seen volvo.....move on quickly lol they make great trucks but poor boat stuff costs a fortune too. :eek: Did he say it was difficult. Think its one of the easy ones tbh.
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Just watched this all through. He used the terms "bellows" and "boot" and "sheath" but never did he say "Gaiter".
No fair mon frere!!

So I'm guessing it was the Bellows type thing or maybe the boot.

And although he says he did it we never actually saw him shoving or pulling the cable through.
Just love Utoobs like that!! :rolleyes:

And of course everything is clean and all the nuts undo easy!
 
Stanleysteamer said:
Just watched this all through. He used the terms "bellows" and "boot" and "sheath" but never did he say "Gaiter".
No fair mon frere!!

So I'm guessing it was the Bellows type thing or maybe the boot.

And although he says he did it we never actually saw him shoving or pulling the cable through.
Just love Utoobs like that!! :rolleyes:

And of course everything is clean and all the nuts undo easy!
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🤨
 
WhiskyLassie said:
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Well I love all things mechanical, both my grandpas and my uncle having been ships engineers although one grandpa specialised in the sprung bearing(s) that the propshaft on a ship has to turn in as it exits the hull. So more landbased.
But no two were alike, so one minute he was down in the bilges getting filthy helping the guys take em off, then measuring up for a new one, then he was back in his suit negotiating the purchase of one with the owner or captain, then back in the bilges supervising the fitting of the new one. He did this for most of his working life, although weirdly he started by training as a butcher! He did it all through the war too so that wasn't at all easy, tons of pressure and spare parts etc not easy to get hold of.

So a control cable going through a transom and a propshaft going through the stern of a much bigger ship, they are still things that need to do a job while keeping the water out. Hence my interest!
 
Stanleysteamer said:
Just watched this all through. He used the terms "bellows" and "boot" and "sheath" but never did he say "Gaiter".
No fair mon frere!!

So I'm guessing it was the Bellows type thing or maybe the boot.

And although he says he did it we never actually saw him shoving or pulling the cable through.
Just love Utoobs like that!! :rolleyes:

And of course everything is clean and all the nuts undo easy!
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Aye ok a brand new outfit in a nice clean workshop 🤣not in a microwave with the thing covered in barnacles & mussels
I had to remove the drive leg & the bellows as they were covered in B & M s as one was busted. I should do a nootube
channel showing what its really like fixing old boats when the cable is so tight it snaps the guide line, rusty bolts all different
sizes rounded & botched repairs from previous attempts to save money then as a last resort send it to me to bust my nut
to put it right. Btw its the same set up but it doesnt show you inside the engine bay & thats a single not a twin screw with
all the guff in the way that you need to avoid breaking when your squeezed in like a size 10 boot into a size 5 🤣
 
Stanleysteamer said:
Well I love all things mechanical, both my grandpas and my uncle having been ships engineers although one grandpa specialised in the sprung bearing(s) that the propshaft on a ship has to turn in as it exits the hull. So more landbased.
But no two were alike, so one minute he was down in the bilges getting filthy helping the guys take em off, then measuring up for a new one, then he was back in his suit negotiating the purchase of one with the owner or captain, then back in the bilges supervising the fitting of the new one. He did this for most of his working life, although weirdly he started by training as a butcher! He did it all through the war too so that wasn't at all easy, tons of pressure and spare parts etc not easy to get hold of.

So a control cable going through a transom and a propshaft going through the stern of a much bigger ship, they are still things that need to do a job while keeping the water out. Hence my interest!
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What about this a gearbox repair ive got pics of water peeing in somewhere :eek::eek:🤣🤣

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