07/11/2025
The current job is a little more no frills. Working off site on a 32' lobster boat. His las drop shaft seal was not getting water to cool shaft . It melted the Cutlass bearings and completely destroyed the shaft tube. It wound around the shaft and stopped a 370hp Volvo dead in its tracks. They towed it to the mooring and called a mechanic , thinking it was the reverse gear. I was a week getting the shaft out without cutting the boat in half. No pictures of the before but these are pictures taken today. New shaft tube is in . Everything lined up glassing done.little fairing and put it back together with new "stubby" inside stuffing box from r.e. Thomas to replace the last drop and he is good to go
