Electric boat

[rcanuck]

Hey guys
Hope someone can help me out.
I have BBy 26 oval master and I"m having problems with the flex shaft's breaking.
I'm running a 700 sc motor with 12 cell 3300 bat.
I have the stuffing tube about a 1/4" from the the motor coupler.
Just recently I flared the stuffing tube alittle to see if that will help, but have not run the boat yet.
Anyone have any suggestions?
I do grease the shaft every time I use it, but I'm not having any luck
When I insert the flex shaft into the shaft it goes into the motor coupler with no problem and little angle..

Hope some one has some suggestions

Boon

[Jesse J]

sorry to hear that, but we need pics for better assessment.

[teach]

Quick question, did you leave a little room between the drive dog and the strut?

[crabstick]

Yeah pics will help a bit.

any binding in your driveline and is your cable the correct lay ? ie right hand or left hand lay depending on if it was designed for counter or normal rotation?

[Simon.O.]

All of the above questions........and the big one is Prop size ??

Snapping flex is no fun and should not be a common occurance once the boat is setup well.
Wires do not snap near as often

Show us a pic or two of the strut end and the motor end and I am sure the answers to your questions will come.

[andym]

Simon I have snapped a wire and never a flex? What size flex? are you running to a strut or stinger Is their Teflon or not and what size tube ? Where is it breaking? Answer these and all will be fixed soon