[C320-list] Prop Shaft Fell Out of Coupler !

[Robert E. Sloat]

Joe-The key to wires the bolts is once you line them up with the dimples 
Jeff mentioned is to have the wires hooked up so when a bolt tries to 
unscrew it will tighten the other bolt the wires are attached to.

I do my safety wiring using the instructions from the following aviation 
pilot link:

http://www.tpub.com/content/aviation/14014/css/14014_116.htm

Bob Sloat
Savannah 894
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jeff Hare" <catalina at thehares.com>
To: <C320-List at Catalina320.com>
Sent: Monday, July 13, 2009 7:19 AM
Subject: Re: [C320-list] Prop Shaft Fell Out of Coupler !


> Joe,
>
> Did you happen to knotice whether the shaft had dimples drilled in it 
> where the bolts are?
>
> If not,  there should be holes at least 3/16"  or so deep for the bolts.
>
> Use Loc-Tite blue to keep the bolts in place.
>
> I don't know the official way to wire the bolts, but I ran the wire 
> through the bolt, then 1 tight wrap clockwise around the bolt (below the 
> hole) before heading to the next and repeating that.  I think from there I 
> just twisted the two ends together and tucked it in under the wires 
> between the bolts.
>
> Our wire was sized so that it was actually 2 strands twisted together. 
> That pair was what I ran through the bolt heads.
>
> -Jeff
> ------Original Message------
> From: Joe Abbagnaro
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> To: C320-List
> ReplyTo: C320-List at Catalina320.com
> Subject: [C320-list] Prop Shaft Fell Out of Coupler !
> Sent: Jul 12, 2009 9:52 PM
>
> Yesterday we were pulling into the Marina Just passing the Gas Dock
> The First Mate is Behind the Wheel and She announces the Boat
> is not responding to the throttle..... Good Catch, but Terrible timing
> I run Below rip off the Enging cover and try shifting the transmission
> Manually but still not working.... We are riding the current down the
> narrow channel into the Marina into the wind. I quickly run forward drop
> the anchor and let out abot 15 feet of chain.... we are still drifting
> and finally the anchor grabs... 15 minutes later Sea Town is on the seen 
> and we
> are being escorted to our slip  What a way to end a prefect day of 
> Sailing....
>
> After some trouble shooting back at the slip I discover the Prop Shaft has
> fallen out of the coupler.
> Over the winter I replaced the Seal on my Dripless shaft Seal.
> Which required that I remove the shaft from the coupler.
> I put it all back together Key in place and set the 2 bolts.
> I wired the 2 bolts together, but yesterday it all came apart and the
> 2 bolts were finger
> tight. The Wire was still running through the bolt heads and not broken, 
> but
> somehow they still backed out from the coupler. I obviously screwed
> something up in the way I wired the 2 bolts
> together anyone know the procedure for properly wiring the 2 bolts 
> together
>
> Thanks
> Joe
> 574
>
>