Typical V-Drive Layout; Photo Of Typical V-Drive Installation - Westerbeke ATOMIC 4 Operation And Maintenance Manual

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dimensions
of
typical
)0
wedges
for varying keel thickness.
Afte~
installation
of the
wedge,
preparations can be
made for dril-
ling the
shaft hole.
Fig.14 gives
dimensions and angles
for drilling
blocks
for installation
requiring
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ a
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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MAINTAIN THIS DIMENSION
TO REPACK SHAFT LOG
STllfflNG BOX
Fig.16
Typical
V-Drive
Layout
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a shaft
angle of 17
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Pre-drilled
blocks are available in most cases,
which
will greatly
simplify
this
step.
Following
previous
instructions,
the
shaft
log,
propeller
shaft,
strut and coupling
may now
be in-
stalled.
Engine
stringers
running at least
-15-
two-thirds
the length of
the hull
are now installed and
fastened se-
curely
to
the
transom,
and
the
rudder installed
and braced to the
stringers.
A typical
installation
is shoun in Fig. 15.
The gas tank comes
next.
In
most
Fig. 17
Photo of Typical V-Drive
Installation
V-drive installations,
the tank is
installed
between
the engine
and
transom as
shown in Fig.
16.
The
same safety features
described for
conventional
installation
apply
equally well in this case.
From
this pOint,
installation
is
the same as
for conventional drive
engines.
The engine beds are
con-
structed,
engine blocked in
place

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