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1983 C-Dory brochure, CD27

Waiting undercover, December 2020 in Anchorage. Fairly heavy snow so far this winter.

Yes the video ends up not capturing the problem very well (or at all), its actually quite a pronounced noise, I will probably delete it for that reason. Other update on this for the record. I ended up getting it into a mechanic in mid July. They looked at various things and told me the timing...

Entry Cove, Prince William Sound, August 2020

27' w/outboard (Prince William Sound, August 2020)

I saw one of the 29 footers in Valdez this spring when I was there to pickup my new-to-me 22' cruiser. The boat was parked in the same lot. When I drove in the first time, I saw at a distance the 29 footer's familiar shaped bow sticking out from a pole barn and was briefly quite confused about...

Reconfigured dash with compass down low, two chart plotters, and phone mount

Took the boat to Whittier yesterday and ran her for a few hours. Definitely heard my sound at 2500 RPMs but have now convinced myself it’s the prop noise issue. The clincher was I realized the sound was the same with the cowling on or off. If it was originating in the engine I would not expect...

High Tide with new power

High Tide rides again (with new owner)

First trip to Whittier for sea trial

Looking at motors at Port of Anchorage

I took the boat down to the port in Anchorage and used the ramp to stick the props in the water and run under some load to try to hear the noise again. This is the closest place available but is unfortunately not a good place to actually launch and run around for this purpose so it was still on...

Well I had the lower unit off and to my chagrin I think these small Honda's don't have a bushing as the shaft splines appear to go all the way up into the bottom end of the engine with no other connections or constricted passage etc. So I took the opportunity to lunbricate the drive shaft...

Thanks for suggestions all. I am about to undertake lubricating the drive bushing and see where that gets me. Seemingly fairly simple to drop the lower unit for this. I will also see if I can get a timing belt tensioner pulley here in town tomorrow and if not order one and this will be my next...

Did a bit more reading and the drive shaft diagnosis seems to be described as the "top drive shaft bushing".

Hi all, I have a new to me 22CD cruiser with twin 2001 40HP Honda's, carbureted obviously, just under 1300 hours. They have had timing belts done and one had a new lower unit (date unknown). I recently took it for its first shakedown cruise at a large lake and have an issue with the port side...

Cleaned up new boat

Leaving Valdez with the new boat

Thanks for the good words Ed, we have good memories for sure