zelos 36 problem

[REDLINE1]

IMO, that would cause no any more vibration than adjusting the strut positive or negative would; you're putting a bend on the cable either way. Vibration will come because the nut retaining the ball joint on the strut is loose or your props aren't balanced. I'd be really surprised if that is causing the vibration, but anything is possible.

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

[REDLINE1]

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" tube

[CraigP]

Excellent! Nicely done!

[fweasel]

Sweet. Interested to see if a quick bench test shows that side spin more freely.

[REDLINE1]

Thanks!

[REDLINE1]

Sweet. Interested to see if a quick bench test shows that side spin more freely.

Seems smoother
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 weld

[dasboata]

I pushed the cable shaft further in to show the angle. the issue I'm having is that side vibrates when running and is not as smooth as the other side there's some friction created by the misalignment

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 !

[REDLINE1]

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 !

Thanks, I'll check it out

[Rafael_Lopez]

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.

[REDLINE1]

So far so good got it all back together and lined up straight. Prop spins free no drag. The strut has a little slop in it from wear but overall it seems to run much better

[Erroneous]

https://www.offshoreelectrics.com/pr...od=oct-oc6ltsb

[REDLINE1]

https://www.offshoreelectrics.com/pr...od=oct-oc6ltsb

Is it hard to drill the stinger straight by hand to instal those? If I could chuck it in my lathe it would be perfect but the stinger is odd shaped with the ear on it and it wouldn't chuck in a regular 3 jaw

[Erroneous]

Is it hard to drill the stinger straight by hand to instal those? If I could chuck it in my lathe it would be perfect but the stinger is odd shaped with the ear on it and it wouldn't chuck in a regular 3 jaw

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.

[fweasel]

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.

Thanks for the tip. I thought they had to be pressed in/out.

[REDLINE1]

short video of my Zelos with the corrected stuffing tube and blueprinted sponsons.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WPT8Q1O4nqc

Runs much smoother than before but still needs some tweeking. Looks like its running a little wet to me