| I'm sorry to hear about the 'O' ring failure Paul - but pleased that you got the boat out before too much damagr was done. The thought of what could have happened to all the electronics inside that wtc is something I am very worried about too. How the blazes do you extract them anyway - particularly the dive tanks with their alloy mounting brackets with the screws hidden beneath them? I'm interested that you are going to make neoprene gaskets - this is something I think I should do too before tank testing always assuming I can find a large enough tank! Where have you ordered yours from?
It's also interesting that you mention the prop shaft bearings - are you referring to the brass tubes through the wtc that seal againsy the propshaft with silicon tubing? Mine are araldited in - but if you do this try an densure that the shafts are very accurately aligned as I hav efound mine binding to the extent that the motor will sometimes stall. Mine seem OK now - but it has taken a while.
Andrew |