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[Albert]

That’s stunning....

[Albert]

Good write up, happy that the prop has returned to its home and native land.

I didn’t mention who the prop came from but I do feel I was given a “new racer discount”.
If that person wants to speak up they are welcome to.
If not they should know I’m...

[Albert]

Tell me about France props, can’t find much online. Who made or makes them and where ?...

[Albert]

Was told it was a France it does have an “F” stamped into the hub....

[Albert]

One more piece of the puzzle showed up in the mail. Baby steps in the right direction.





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[Albert]

All I was going to put under the clear was the name.
But that ship has sailed now, it will be over the clear with the numbers.

[Albert]

104 before I started paint. Will weigh it again once all hardware is on. No doubt picked up a few pounds in paint and clear. But just look at it. I'm pretty pleased it got a little splash of colour.

[Albert]

Thank you.

[Albert]

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[Albert]

Well after Easter Lunch today I needed to burn some calories...so my parents watched our daughter and I got to sneak out and spray some clear coat.

Next trip up I should have the vinyl cut for numbers and the boat name/logo. Would have liked to have the name under the clear...but I just...

[Albert]

I cannot be impartial about how cool I think this is....

[Albert]

Couple more pictures just because I’m excited about the paint....

[Albert]

Pete, went back out and checked the play last night. No perceptible play on the input side or the prop shaft.

Think I’ll re seal it and run it for this year while I get the kinks worked out of the rest of the set up.

[Albert]

Was able to get some part numbers on the bearings and seals required. The roller bearings appear to be standard 6202 skf bearings. The seal is a double lipped 16x30x7mm seal (have found a number on a single lip seal but will find something that's double). Waiting now to try and find and SKF or Timken...

[Albert]

Does anyone have the bearing and seal numbers handy for one of these?
Kind of seems like a shame to get this far along and not pop it open and freshen it up.

[Albert]

The hits keep on coming.

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[Albert]

I think I'll see how much play there is in the driveshaft. As I said the prop shaft itself seems very smooth and very tight. May still pop the cone off and have a peak.

[Albert]

Dean,
Thanks for the kind words.
As for the gear case. It looks terrible but actually the prop shaft bearings have little to no play. The oil that came out was clean and the prop seal looks pretty new.
It will probably not go on to win nationals but it should be able to be made...

[Albert]

Thank you but honestly other than throwing some paint in the air and having it land like that, and doing a whack of sanding I didn’t do a whole lot.

[Albert]

It’s really coming together now. The to do list is certainly getting shorter. Hoping to get clear on and maybe some hardware Easter weekend.