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Pat-
Teleflex/Morse makes a variety of end fittings. West Marine catalogue,or the Internet would be a source.
QuentPatrick-
The cables are pretty standard stuff. You should be able to match it up to Teleflex product at West Marine. Removing the cable from the Edson pedestal is a little tricky. Check with Edison for instructions, and use plenty of WD-40 or similar on the ss machine screws tapped into the aluminum housing if you need to remove them.
Where did the cable break? If it broke at the threaded end on the transmission, there might be enough left to use.
Quent
Clairebuoyant, #132Hi Jim-
It is sold by ARCO as model #12101. We have been using the ARCO 12101 for several years and it works just fine. Google it, should be able to get one for about $250-275.
Quent
Clairebuoyant, #132It’s a bit longer than necessary, just needs to be cut to length and keyed which can be done easily here in Annapolis since our original shaft is in the basement.
It’s from a 40+ foot Carver power yacht, used but in nice condition. Stainless aquamet 17. I don’t know why Pearson used 1-1/2″ shafts, way overkill for a 60 hp engine and low shaft speeds.
I bought it as a spare, if you decide you can use it, $200.
QuentAlan-
Are you still looking for a prop shaft? I found one that might work.
Quent Kinderman
Edgewater, MD
Clairebuoyant #132Stephen-
Is it possible the alternator might be a #4023? If so, google ample power alternators.
Quent Kinderman
Clairebuoyant #132The problem with the original W-58 engine mounts, and probably the Bushings Inc replacements is that there is no mechanical fail safe to hold the engine if the boat experiences a knock down.
When we lifted our engine, the rubber pucks came right out of the aluminum housings on the transmission end of the engine. Some other manufacturers claim to have a metal to metal connection. That, or safety cables to the engine is probably a good idea.
Quent
Clairebuoyant #132Rodd-
We ran all the wires for our Raymarine C-80, and Nexus insturments inside the ped guards. The exit holes are inside the insturment pods. We have a large offset guard, 1″ diameter tube. I don’t believe it was significantly weakened. You could hit it hard enough to bend it, but you would also probably break the insturments.
On prior Clairebuoyant, we had a straight ped. guard. 7/8″ stainless tube is a slip fit inside the guard. We used it to reenforce the guard where we cut a roughly 1″ by 1/2″ hole. I think this would be overkill for a 3/8″ hole.
Rather than a grommet, which is difficult to fit the curvature of the tube, try a couple layers of heat shrink after smoothing the hole edges with a file or Moto tool. Pics available if that would help.
Quent Kinderman
Clairebuoyant, #132
Edgewater, MDAlan-
You might check to see if the alignment of the shaft at the v-drive is still OK. If it is, the strut is probably intact.
Quent
Cairebuoyant #132Dan-
There is a problem in running a W-58 without a thermostat. The disk on the bottom of the thermostat closes off a loop circuit from the engine to the fresh water pump. Unless this closes, coolant will not circulate to the heat exchanger. See the Westerbeke Parts List. If you don’t have a copy, look on line at most Westerbeke dealer web sites.
Suggest you get an IR thermometer (one of those gun shaped things) and use it to figure out exactly where on the engine theoverheating is occuring.
QuentWe did that job on Clairebuoyant. Best way is to remove lower t-stat housing. This is either not too bad, or really bad depending on if the bolts come out or if they break off.
QuentOn Clairebuoyant we have a four person Viking liferaft mounted just forward of the salon companioway, in a Viking cradle. The cradle is just stainless bar stock bent to fit the cannister.
It looks to me that one could easily build a cradle from stainless bar stock, or 7/8″ stainless tubing and rail fittings.
QuentJohn
Tell Jack to check the rudder stuffing box assembly. It is glassed in place and held down by four nuts on studs. Lateral load is carried by the stuffing box, instead of the plastic bushing.
Clairebuoyant Surveyor found stuffing box nuts were eaten by corrosion but studs and stuffing box were OK. Pearson probably used brass nuts.
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