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Propeller retain nut on DE 38
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August 28, 2013 - 8:56 pm
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I went over the side today to do a little hull scrubbing and just give a look down there. I noticed that the retaining nut on the propeller shaft was hand tight....loose, actually. The cotter pin was fin and the propeller was tight on the shaft, but the retaining nut was really loose. Should I tighten it? And if so, is there a torque spec for it? 

 

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August 31, 2013 - 9:15 pm
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I don't know. On ours I just tightened it till it felt right and left it at that 🙂 Not the answer I'm sure you were looking for.

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Thanks, Scott. I guess the propeller is stuck on there pretty good since I motored 80 miles with it last month. So, I'll tighten the nut for good measure.

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September 1, 2013 - 8:48 pm
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hmmm.. lol... just to stir the pot.. when I did that last it was because the prop fell off trying to back out of the slip just after I bought the boat. Not sure what happened but had to buy new nuts. Prop was sitting on bottom just under stern 🙂 hasn't happened since though 🙂

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