propshafts lubrications . . . and other concerns

Hello friends,

Once again small branches have blown into the water at our “pond”.
Saturday, I was at the pond with my grandson and two boats had wooden parts wedged in and the drive shaft was slightly bent . .
Cutters Aline and Michelle (Commodore Graupner) now have to go to the shipyard!
The “Reine des Vent” is also finished and is waiting for a braided sail rope!
And I wanted so much to continue working on the Mississippi steamer; well, what the heck!
I'm retired ... and you have a lot of time on your hands if you're not married to a vacation technician like she!!!
I love my wife and that makes it even harder for me.
Greetings from a crazy hobbyist, your Michel-C.

When I build my Shaft Tubes, I make a 1" long oil tube at r
The front of the tubes and once per year I add 15 to 20 drops of 80-90 Gear Oil to the tube.

I just happen to have one of my boats opened right behind me so I took a photo of the "oiling tube". (I usually make my own prop shafts and tubes.)

The easiest way (with copper/brass tubing) is to drill a hole in the tube where the fill chamber is, and solder a short fill tube to it. I also make a cap to protect the lube from contamination.

As for the lube, I have used various type of greases and heavy oils. I found the best (and environmentally safe) way is to use petroleum jelly. Safe enough for skin wounds and gooey enough to work well in the stuffing box).

Lew
Florida 😎, USA

Hi Maurice,
Dies war vor 6 Jahren . . .bist Du noch dabei??
Gruss Michel-C.

Easiest way is to have your tube fitted with an 'oiler tube'.