Hi Mike,
I reseated the jacket and tested with the tap. The jacket was leaking round the threads not by the o-rings (probably because it was impossible to turn the end rings properly on the threads). After silliconing all issues disappeared and I now have a dry boat.
However, I did have a nightmare at the pond today, after 100ft of running the flex coupler came off of the motor shaft and jammed in the brass tubing.
Back on shore I saw the set screw had been glued or loc-tited will not being screwed down on the shaft
Broke two allen wrenches trying to loosen it.
Loctiting the coupler to the shaft allowed me to continue my run and have a few more till I get home after Xmas and get a new coupler on there.
Dont ask me how but I bent then broke one of the 4 clutches of the coupler in the process. (Still running my boat, but the coupler is way out of balance).
Also the strut bushing is loose in the strut should I worry about this ?
Thanks for looking at my questions.
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