Installing a New Bronze Stern Tube on an Alberg 30 at The Ventura Harbor Boat Yard

SEASON 6 / The Haul Out : Episode #130 : Flying the Engine and Installing the Tube

Hello Friends!

On this weeks episode we start out by thanking out Patrons for their continuing support! THANK YOU! We also thank our Super Chat contributors from the live stream last Friday!

Camille and myself both had to return to LA to work for a few weeks to pay for all of the budget over runs that had occurred. We were both working as Art Department on an Old Navy photo and video shoot on Universal Studios Movie Lot and in a Studio in Hollywood (see the bloopers for clips from my absurd day job)

While we were away the yard fabricated our new bronze stern tube and I agreed to pay them to install it. When they dry fit the new part with the prop shaft that found that the engine was very much off alignment with the new set up and called me. Long Story short I ended up having them wait until I returned and I flew the engine up and modified the engine mounts and aligned the engine myself.

After all was ready Tom from VHBY came by to create the stern tube "Bed" and it was an incredible learning experience for me! I am very grateful they let me work alongside them as assist and teach me the secrets of bedding with epoxy and release tapes.

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