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I had just got started on testing lubricants when during a run I hit a USO. What ever it was it was solid. The Kintec nylon shear bolt in the rudder worked as designed (thanks Jan!). Only the bolt head remained.
When I got the boat back to shore I could hear something rolling around inside. When I opened her up, to my surprise it was one of the motor mount bolts (the one that I did not replace with a 4mm one).
Evidently I stripped the bolt hole in the motor, (when replacing the motor) after drilling out the opposite hole. This happened even though I was VERY careful. These bolt holes are not correctly threaded for this motor.
If anyone strips one of these bolt holes, I suggest to drill/tap BOTH to 4mm.
Looks like I have some work to do before I can continue...
When I got the boat back to shore I could hear something rolling around inside. When I opened her up, to my surprise it was one of the motor mount bolts (the one that I did not replace with a 4mm one).
Evidently I stripped the bolt hole in the motor, (when replacing the motor) after drilling out the opposite hole. This happened even though I was VERY careful. These bolt holes are not correctly threaded for this motor.
If anyone strips one of these bolt holes, I suggest to drill/tap BOTH to 4mm.
Looks like I have some work to do before I can continue...