This could have cost $12K 😬 (Patreon)

Hi guys

In this week's video, I replace the seal in the starboard saildrive with no issues but found a nasty surprise in the port saildrive. The nut that secures the pinion on the vertical shaft was loose. This could have gone horribly wrong!

The video was shot two weeks ago, so further developments have occurred. Julian did not go with the somewhat NUTS mechanic (pun intended) who insisted the only thing to do was to replace the whole saildrive. That is pure insanity if you ask me! Another mechanic came to the boat, looked at the shaft, and told us that if it were his boat, he would just put the nut back in with Loctite. That is a perfectly valid fix in my eyes. This mechanic seemed perfectly happy doing a shaft replacement if that was necessary and agreed that a complete saildrive replacement was overkill.

In real-time news, we left Charleston yesterday and drove northwest to Asheville, NC. We both wanted to see the Blue Ridge Mountains on our way to the Annapolis Boat Show. The boat show doesn't start until the 12th, so we have two weeks to get away from boat stuff. Keep an eye out for a Patreon Live Update :) 

Have a fantastic weekend :) Thank you so much for your support!