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Title: shaft couplings
Post by: boatmadman on February 27, 2007, 04:46:19 pm

Hi,

I am looking around for a coupling for my 48'' steam drifter. The prop will be 60mm driven by a 12v buhler motor, although the drive train will be changed for steam plant when I get the steam stuff done.

Can anyone recommend something suitable? I have looked at dyco, but its hard to tell if they are man enough for the job.

Thanks

Ian

Title: Re: shaft couplings
Post by: rats on February 27, 2007, 05:25:55 pm

 Prop shop do excellent stainless steel couplings - but might be 3 or 4 weeks wait !

Title: Re: shaft couplings
Post by: Shipmate60 on February 28, 2007, 04:24:35 pm

The Dyco couplings will handle the torque of either power plants.

Bob

Title: Re: shaft couplings
Post by: boatmadman on February 28, 2007, 04:25:50 pm

Great, thanks Bob

Ian

Title: Re: shaft couplings
Post by: White Ensign on March 02, 2007, 09:49:08 am

Ian, have a go at your local garage, I know that Opel (Vauxhall in the UK) has some very good couplings with a hard-rubber adaptor which does a brilliant job. It`s used there to power the water pump.
The steel-claws you may drill the hole on a lathe in the dia as you need it....
If you can`t get it, we have an local vendor here in Germany which does it on the dia you need.
It´s called "Power-grip"-coupling and will be used in Powerboats as well.

Hope this was out of any help,
Jörg

Title: Re: shaft couplings
Post by: kendalboatsman on March 02, 2007, 04:53:42 pm

Ian,

RS Components do a range of small flexible couplings that would probably be suitable.

Clive

Title: Re: shaft couplings
Post by: boatmadman on March 02, 2007, 05:02:30 pm

Thanks for that clive

Title: Re: shaft couplings
Post by: Tug on March 19, 2007, 08:53:38 pm

I know I keep mentioning them,

But the website has a good selection of his sometimes usefull wares, 

http://www.prestwich.ndirect.co.uk/

Tug

Title: Re: shaft couplings
Post by: boatmadman on March 19, 2007, 08:55:11 pm

Thanks tug, am sorted now, got some from westbourne.

Ian