It's time to drill a large hole in the bottom of our boat, and finally install our stern tube and prop shaft. This week we have a project the two of us have ...

At the tail end of our day, our prop shaft sheered off at the thread. After taking a closer look at the piece, it was evident that our prop shaft was on its ...

Week three and we're still grinding while we deal with those little spots of osmosis. But propeller shaft problems develop as we try to pull the cutlass ...

Removing the drive shaft (prop shaft) on SY Esper is never easy. But we begin with some spot welding of the dodger... 00:00 Spot weld with argon 00:26 Boat ...

Jamie shows how to dismantle the prop when he takes the Max-Prop off the shaft. Liz explains how to check and service seacocks. 00:00 What happens if you find ...

Checking your boat hull is the first thing to do when you haul out. That includes examining the state of the anti-foul, inspecting the prop, cutlass bearing ...

We are sailing through pirates in high risk waters off the coast of northern Borneo. Imagine how you would feel if you had a sailboat drive shaft failure and ...

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SEASON 6 / The Haul Out : Episode #122 : Getting the shaft.... out Hello Friends, On this weeks episode we hire the Ventura Harbor Boat Yard to help us ...

We made our own 1/4 inch square copper rivets to hang Arabella's planks and we are now to the point where we actually get to use them! This is such an ...

Sometimes, boatbuilding is all about big showy pieces coming together. But much of the time it is also working with small details. This week, we focus on ...

We are getting farther up the hull with the planking and as we do so, we are nearing the point at the stern where the propeller shaft will go through. We need ...

Sometimes things have to be pulled apart before they can be improved and put back together! In this episode my dad and I take apart the stuffing box, coupling ...

We broke a set screw, and then the prop shaft nearly broke us... Joel has a CRAZY dream inside the prop shaft nightmare!! (don't wake him up, he thinks he's ...

Calling all boat project fanatics, this one’s for you! Boy, did we have a time trying to get our engine aligned. While Phillip and I knew we had some kind of ...

You answered our poll and we're delivering. This is the first of many "Casual Friday" episodes coming your way. Who's excited for more content?! Our old ...

Since I've made you wait so long for an episode I've put together this lengthy one! We're piecing all the prop assembly bits together that have been ...

On this episode of Sailing Vessel Triteia I work to align the engine with the prop shaft before discovering my packing nut was leaking in a very bad way. After ...