It was time to see if the motor and coupling would fit the saildrive. First I added some more heat-shrink tube on the motor wires - the three phase cables and the sensor connector. Then it was time to go down to the boat. To get the diesel out I had rented a lorry with crane. This time I could take the motor in one hand up the ladder to get it into the boat. Nice improvement. The time of truth, had I managed to measure, calculate, design and install the jig correctly? Looking at the axles was promising, but was it straight and inline enough? So, in goes the coupling as well. What! It seems to fit on first try?!
I checked the gaps in the coupling and turned the axle, it seems to be good enough. To know for sure, I need to test it with some speed also, but it looks promising. A happy Staffan :) went home for some lunch.
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The motor fitting jig needed some trimming to fit. See the "Beach 2015" version below: So after a vacation paragliding trip to Austria (StubaiCup.at) it was time to see if it would fit better now? Yes ! And the newly added slots for the motor supports were in the right places as well :)
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