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Admiral
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- First Name
- Ben
- Boat Make
- 1998 36' Sabre Express CAT 3116TA's, 2015 ROS Scotia 16 Etec 50
Is there a shaft coupling that would absorb a few degrees of misalignment and still be able to handle say 400hp? Like a CV joint but marinized.
I have never seen anything but straight couplings that need perfect alignment or jack shaft type installations with remote gearboxes that absorb the thrust (output of these is usually the old shaft coupling) but it seems like it would make setting an inboard much easier and remove quite a bit of vibration although it would side load the transmission bearings a bit.
Would love to see a picture of an installation if anyone has one (if there is such a thing) I am not interested because I want to wimp out of aligning an engine as much as I am curious and think it would go a long way towards vibration reduction (coupled with a drive saver too?).
I have never seen anything but straight couplings that need perfect alignment or jack shaft type installations with remote gearboxes that absorb the thrust (output of these is usually the old shaft coupling) but it seems like it would make setting an inboard much easier and remove quite a bit of vibration although it would side load the transmission bearings a bit.
Would love to see a picture of an installation if anyone has one (if there is such a thing) I am not interested because I want to wimp out of aligning an engine as much as I am curious and think it would go a long way towards vibration reduction (coupled with a drive saver too?).