Hello all-I am new to FE, but have raced nitro and gas boats on and off for the last 25yrs. I have always used cable grease of one kind or another with no problems as far as prop shaft staying lubed. In the old days, we used either lead teflon, oillite, or needle bearings in the strut, with a nose piece to support the stuffing box. I would lube before each race day and had no issues. Now, the preferred bearing system in nitro and gas is to use the stuffing tube all the way through the strut and a one size smaller short piece of brass tubing with holes as a bearing. With my gas boat, I can get through a whole race day(3 heats) without relubing, this is not true with my FE boats. I know they are spinning the props at a much higher rpm, and, to me, with the tubing/bearing system, there doesn't seem to be enough room to get the lube in there. After one heat, the lube is almost gone off the prop shaft, but the cable is still greasy. Am I doing something wrong or is there a better way? Thanks in advance-Russ


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