Looking for someone to repair a leak I have on the coupler between the prop shaft and the transmission on my starboard motor.
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01-10-2025 11:12 AM #1
Detroit/Allison Mechanic Sarasota Area
Dave & Trina
Benedetto
1989 60MY HATDK310
Sturgeon Bay/Ft. Lauderdale
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Re: Detroit/Allison Mechanic Sarasota Area
Contact Anclote Diesel. Wayne Hanneseck. Done me right for many years.
1966 34c
1982 46 HP
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01-10-2025 12:59 PM #3
Re: Detroit/Allison Mechanic Sarasota Area
Thank you, just got off the phone with Wayne, great guy.
Dave & Trina
Benedetto
1989 60MY HATDK310
Sturgeon Bay/Ft. Lauderdale
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01-10-2025 10:48 PM #4
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Re: Detroit/Allison Mechanic Sarasota Area
You can also try Dave Hinkel, Marine Diesel One, out of Bradenton. 941-251-3511.
1987 63' CPMY - Jubilee
Tampa, FL
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01-11-2025 10:57 AM #5
Re: Detroit/Allison Mechanic Sarasota Area
Thank you! I’ll add his name to my list in the event Wayne falls through.
Dave & Trina
Benedetto
1989 60MY HATDK310
Sturgeon Bay/Ft. Lauderdale
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Re: Detroit/Allison Mechanic Sarasota Area
You have Alison MH gears? If you do seals won’t work. The coupling gets a groove worn in it and all the seals in the world won’t help. I unfortunately have done this job several times. I tried polishing the running surface up with Emory paper but it still leaked after couple hundred hours. I ended up taking the couplings to a bearing shop where they froze them and put on a new stainless running surface sleeve. That’s the only way to do it. Make sure the mechanic tightens and torques the nut that holds the coupling on properly. It’s something like 400lb and a very large socket. Fortunately I had the giant Snap On torque wrench from when I rebuilt the engines but most of these butchers use a chisel to tighten the nut. I know of one boat that the nut came loose and the shaft and coupling took out the stuffing box and almost sunk the boat. Stand over the mechanic when he does this it’s critical!!!
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