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Forum: Gear & Maintenance

2 Weeks Ago

Replies: 25

Line cutter advisable for Chesapeake Bay?

Views: 1,183

Posted By Kutter

Re: Line cutter advisable for Chesapeake Bay?

Good point,

I do as you've all gathered supply the quicKutter rope cutter, I will never start threads or try and do any sort of sales pitch, but hope to just open people eyes to what is available...

Forum: Gear & Maintenance

05-05-2013

Replies: 25

Line cutter advisable for Chesapeake Bay?

Views: 1,183

Posted By Kutter

Re: Line cutter advisable for Chesapeake Bay?

Yep, sorry I wasn't trying to hide my inside knowledge, I work in the marine industry and I do supply quicKutters, what I was trying to do was keep people informed as there is a lot of mis...

Forum: Morgan

05-02-2013

Replies: 4

M-34 Cutless Bearing Removal

Views: 236

Posted By Kutter

Re: M-34 Cutless Bearing Removal

Not as common in the States but many shaft bearings are now fitted on epoxy as a clearance fit, to remove these you just heat the carrier and the epoxy softens. No pullers required. Some bearing...

Forum: General Discussion (sailing related)

05-02-2013

Replies: 13

Strange noises from below...

Views: 497

Posted By Kutter

Re: Strange noises from below...

We suggest movement that = more than 2.5% of shaft diameter as a worn bearing and one that should be changed. Different shaft sizes will run different clearances from new and different manufacturers...

Forum: Morgan

05-02-2013

Replies: 2

M-34 Cutlass Bearing Removal Update

Views: 174

Posted By Kutter

Re: M-34 Cutlass Bearing Removal Update

We fit bearings as a clearance fit just coat them in epoxy and slide them in by hand, much easier.

Forum: Gear & Maintenance

05-02-2013

Replies: 12

When to replace cutlass bearing

Views: 611

Posted By Kutter

Re: When to replace cutlass bearing

We advise that bearings should be replaced when clearance approaches 2.5% of shaft diameter. Clearances will be different for different shaft sizes from new. The above is clearance for a Maritex...

Forum: C & C

05-02-2013

Replies: 2

34+ Cutless Bearing?

Views: 118

Posted By Kutter

Re: 34+ Cutless Bearing?

Different bearing manufacturers have different sizes as they run different clearances, it is also important as to whether you intend to fit it as a press fit or a clearance fit. Best solution is to...

Forum: Gear & Maintenance

05-02-2013

Replies: 25

Line cutter advisable for Chesapeake Bay?

Views: 1,183

Posted By Kutter

Re: Line cutter advisable for Chesapeake Bay?

Really? again I think you are probably not familiar with some more recent developments in shaft protection systems.

If the rest are crap why would one of the worlds leading lifeboat services...

Forum: Gear & Maintenance

05-02-2013

Replies: 25

Line cutter advisable for Chesapeake Bay?

Views: 1,183

Posted By Kutter

Re: Line cutter advisable for Chesapeake Bay?

You're clearly not aware of one of the latest developments in shaft rope/line cutters.

The quicKutter has no moving blades
I can hold the blade with the shaft turning
Divers are also happy to...

Forum: Gear & Maintenance

09-24-2012

Replies: 14

cutlass bearing

Views: 1,031

Posted By Kutter

Re: cutlass bearing

If it is a more modern bearing bedded on epoxy this will have been a low temperature epoxy which will soften around 70-100C, it can then be slid out as it is not an interference fit, no press or...

Forum: Gear & Maintenance

09-24-2012

Replies: 14

cutlass bearing

Views: 1,031

Posted By Kutter

Re: cutlass bearing

In answer to a few comments above, from the perspective of a bearing supplier.

Cutlass and cutless have become generic names for water lubricated rubber bearings (they are rubber bearngs as the...

Forum: Seamanship

07-21-2012

Replies: 29

Tips and tricks for getting rid of crab/lobster floats

Views: 3,385

Posted By Kutter

Re: Tips and tricks for getting rid of crab/lobster floats

Interesting that some have noticed that line can get between the prop and cutter, I assume this was with scissor or disc cutters as this is what we have seen on fishing boats. Net and pot boats.
...

Forum: General Discussion (sailing related)

07-11-2012

Replies: 22

Early Cutlass bearing wear. Is this a problem?

Views: 1,696

Posted By Kutter

Re: Early Cutlass bearing wear. Is this a problem?

As a bearing supplier it can often be bearing carrier alignment that is not noticed, look carefully at the clearance at either end of the P bracket if the boat has one.

It is also not engine...

Forum: General Discussion (sailing related)

02-13-2012

Replies: 74

Line Around Propeller

Views: 3,529

Posted By Kutter

Do you own the road or is it a public state owned...

Do you own the road or is it a public state owned road?

If it's a privately owned street that's Ok, however of it is a state owned/maintained road then don't they have as much right to park there...

Forum: General Discussion (sailing related)

02-13-2012

Replies: 74

Line Around Propeller

Views: 3,529

Posted By Kutter

This test did not include the quicKutter shaver...

This test did not include the quicKutter shaver cutter, which has proved to be more effective and robust and has replaced spurs cutters on UK RNLI (cosatguard) and Royal Navy vessels. The test method...

Forum: Gear & Maintenance

02-08-2012

Replies: 33

Rudder Bearing Info - J/28

Views: 4,231

Posted By Kutter

You might want to look at some of the new...

You might want to look at some of the new composites rather than delrin, these have far lower wear rates and run smaller clearances.

The problem with delrin is that it is a melting material so it...

Forum: General Discussion (sailing related)

02-08-2012

Replies: 6

Pillow Block Design for Tartan 30, 1976

Views: 1,094

Posted By Kutter

The aft shaft bearing needs to be rigid as it is...

The aft shaft bearing needs to be rigid as it is trying to prevent a prop and shaft moving around. As you have thrust loads on a shaft from the prop there is a tendency for the shaft to flex and then...

Forum: Pacific Seacraft

02-08-2012

Replies: 5

Cutlass bearing replacement

Views: 1,358

Posted By Kutter

You know you can also now get composite bearings...

You know you can also now get composite bearings that can be bedded on epoxy, so they don't need press fitting. Epoxy bedded bearings have been fitted without grub screws without issue.

I hope you...

Forum: General Discussion (sailing related)

02-08-2012

Replies: 74

Line Around Propeller

Views: 3,529

Posted By Kutter

No not an exaggeration, but maybe not that many...

No not an exaggeration, but maybe not that many doing that much damage. I've seen or been involved with two commercial fishing boats with reduction gearboxes that had serious damage. Because of the...

Forum: Gear & Maintenance

03-30-2011

Replies: 5

What is considered too much play in the cutlass bearing

Views: 2,034

Posted By Kutter

Thats still within clearances for Maritex water...

Thats still within clearances for Maritex water lubricated shaft bearings.
in mm
For a 22.00mm shaft (0.8661)
New clearance is ID 22.12 - 22.22 (0.8709 - 0.8748)
Replace when it gets to ID 22.55...

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