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    Prop shaft noise???

    Hey guys, im sure most of you know already I've been working on that 2100v. Well I finally got the starter in and its running awesome! although I have not gotten it to the water yet and it still may be another month or two while I finish the interior.

    Anyways, after running the motor for about half an hour, I decided to check to make sure the V-drive and everything is working but its making horrific noises at the prop shaft. Im thinking its the thru hull dried out where the prop shaft comes through. Is there anyway to lubricate it??

    Thanks!
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    Thats your boat talking to you. Theres an APP that will allow you to translate what its saying, but in the mean time, i'll translate for for you, it was screaming "SHUT ME OFF, IM RUNNING DRY"

    In all seriousness, you should not run the boat in gear while out of water because the strut bushing/bearing is water cooled and water lubed. Hopefully you didnt run it long and toast the bushing.
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      I have the hose hooked up to where the water pick up would be. The water is going everywhere it needs too...
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        ohh I see what your saying... Yeah idk I didn't run it for long periods of time, just maybe 10 seconds at most. ughhhh now you have me worried >
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          Originally posted by ddmracing05 View Post
          I have the hose hooked up to where the water pick up would be. The water is going everywhere it needs too...
          Nope, chpthril is correct. You can run the ENGINE with cooling water, and the transmission (and v-drive when one is present) will also be getting cooled. But you must not turn the propshaft for very long, if at all, because there are two places that don't get water unless the boat is launched: The strut bearing and the propshaft thruhull. This latter item may be a stuffing box or, on a Tige, a passively water cooled "dripless" shaft seal.

          If the propshaft thruhull is actively water cooled (i.e. there is a hose running from the engine's pressurized water supply to the shaft seal), then theoretically THAT is safe to run on the trailer. But your strut bearing would still be running dry... very bad idea.

          There's a reason your throttle lever has that little button that allows the engine RPM's to be increased without engaging the transmission.

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            Well the only reason i turned it in the first place is to make sure the vdrive even worked after sitting so long
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              Originally posted by ddmracing05 View Post
              Well the only reason i turned it in the first place is to make sure the vdrive even worked after sitting so long
              Sounds like the answer is yes, and that's good news. The transmission and v-drive are a lot more expensive to repair than the strut bearing or prop thruhull.

              That said, don't risk those latter two items any more until the boat is in the water. While not as expensive, those two items are still a pain to fix because you have to pull the propshaft, which means after repairs you still have to reinstall and {ugh} realign the shaft to the transmission.

              Report back. Hopefully the noise will go away once water is in there to keep things "lubed".

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