Catamaran Flex Drive

[Norman2]

Can anyone tell me how you s-bend the shaft as used in a catamaran without
kinking it. Thanks
Norman2

[Diegoboy]

Install the shaft (& liner if used)
bend it in very small amounts with your thumbs
eyeball it as you go.

[rockwerks]

fill the tube with sugar or salt and tape the ends shut then bend it at will.

[Norman2]

Thanks,

[Spot Me 2]

fill the tube with sugar or salt and tape the ends shut then bend it at will.

It works the best!!

[Diegoboy]

You can spend a lot of time spilling sugar or sand or what-not, or you can just go ahead and bend it with your fingers. I've been doing just that for 20 years and have yet to ruin any tubing. I bent the tubing straight out of the K&S rack - NO ANEALING - even the large diameter stuff for the 1/4" cable in my big cats.

Go slowly and do not cut the tube to the final length until it is bent. I've bent 3/16" tubing in a 3" diameter circle in under 2 minutes, with witnesses.

This was posted already by the MASTER

[Spot Me 2]

We're not all fluid!!!!!

[Diegoboy]

No, we're not. but when Fluid talks, FE boaters listen!

[Spot Me 2]

No, we're not. but when Fluid talks, FE boaters listen!

I agree

[bonewar]

The way i went about getting my stuffing tube bends right(twin cat) was to put the motors in the spoonons with the wire,flex in the coupler , then run this through to the stinger. i then put a small piece of paper behind the wire,flex and draw the bend on the paper as it is,Then bend the stuffing tube to match your drawing, this will give you a very nice bend in your stuffing tube , one that has the least amount of binding/friction. I've used this method 3 times now with great success. Bending the tube i do with my fingers, just go at it slowly and you will be fine!

[Norman2]

Flex Drive Bend

Thanks for all your help