Thanks for the advice. the other side spins smooth as silk. ball joint is tight and props are Dasboata balanced and prepped. That side has noticeable more friction compared to the good side. Had the ESC on that side fail last fall. I wonder if there's more load on the motor on that side
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For those who are interested I was able to remove the crooked brass stuffing tube by carefully drilling it out with a 5/16" drill Ended up being a piece of cake was out in 5min. A trip to my local ace hardware and I found a matching k&s brass 5/16" tubeAttached FilesLast edited by REDLINE1; 08-23-2017, 09:08 PM.Comment
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Haven't epoxied it yet. That's tomorrow nights project as it's almost time to hit the sack. Gonna put it all back together with stinger and cable installed to hold everything in alignment then load it up with epoxy on the inside. I have some marine rx epoxy left over I thought I might use. Also have some marine jb weldComment
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So what I have found is the angle of the stinger drive does not line up with the stuffing box stub, ( hole) that sticks out the back of the transom if you change the angle it will go in smother just remove the 1 screw on the stinger drive and the big nut, look in there and you will see what I am talking about Good luck !Last edited by dasboata; 08-24-2017, 09:15 PM.Comment
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So what I have found is the angle of the stinger drive does not line up with the stuffing box stub, ( hole) that sticks out the back of the transom if you change the angle it will go in smother just rempove the 1 screw on the stinger drive and the big nut look in there and you will see what I am talking about Good luck !Comment
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Let us know if this fixed the vibration. I've advised manufacturing to pay attention to this, for future production.
Sorry you had to deal with this.Rafael Lopez
Product Developer-Pro Boat
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I just clamped mine in a vise and used a new 1/4" drill bit on low speed (air nozzle to chase away cuttings).. The main thing to watch out for is the bit grabbing the brass. Lil locktite on the new sleeve and viola.Comment
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Thanks for the tip. I thought they had to be pressed in/out.Vac-U-Tug Jr (13mph)Comment
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short video of my Zelos with the corrected stuffing tube and blueprinted sponsons.
Runs much smoother than before but still needs some tweeking. Looks like its running a little wet to meComment
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