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Engine and Drive Train / Re: Are all Pearson design 323 shafts/strut off to starboard ?

« on: November 22, 2013, 01:10:26 PM »

"SILENE "thank you for your info.

The attachment shows the shifting (arrow). Please, shift in forward gear and look if the lever went UP or DOWN.
This will be a valuable info . I will explain having your answer.

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Engine and Drive Train / Re: Are all Pearson design 323 shafts/strut off to starboard ?

« on: November 20, 2013, 03:52:06 PM »

Thank you ,thank you ,thank you.
We know now that there are Pearson 323 with shafts offset to starboard or port.
If you have a left handed rotating prop with a shaft off to starboard ('RUSTY PELICAN ","GREAT GODSEA " (?)  what transmission do you have ? Do you encounter any pulling to starboard /port if you are under engine power in forward.
 "SELENE, we have now a ZF 15 MIV like you.You have a LH rotation .  ZF told us this transmission supports ONLY a RH rotation,
I am confused now !?!

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Engine and Drive Train / Re: Are all Pearson design 323 shafts/strut off to starboard ?

« on: November 20, 2013, 12:34:47 PM »

 " SELENE " if I look good at your prop it looks to me that you have a left handed prop on that picture.
Look very good how the ears of your prop show in comparison to our prop or  "DULCE-VITA ".
It is very hard to see but I can make out the difference with your prop.

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Engine and Drive Train / Re: Are all Pearson design 323 shafts/strut off to starboard ?

« on: November 20, 2013, 12:28:15 PM »

I am 100 % sure that our prop is located starboard of our rudder.We had to pull the shaft to put a new one in and they hauled it out on starboard side of the rudder.
The service department manager looked at the specs of our boat and advised us  to go with a Beta marine 25 hp with a ZF 15 MIV transmission.
That is what we have now.
Yes it is very interesting but not if you are the rabbit who has to pay the bill  !
I appreciate your input and I hope that more captains will react to this topic because this will be very interesting for anybody with a Pearson 323 who has to change the engine/transmission.

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Engine and Drive Train / Re: Are all Pearson design 323 shafts/strut off to starboard ?

« on: November 20, 2013, 09:30:12 AM »

Wrong picture that is " Dulce-Vita " her butt.
Here is our Butt. See picture

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Engine and Drive Train / Re: Are all Pearson design 323 shafts/strut off to starboard ?

« on: November 20, 2013, 09:23:32 AM »

Thank you "Selene" and " DULCE-VITA " .

If you look from the front of your boat you have a clockwise rotating prop.In my handbook that means you have a counterclockwise rotation if you look from behind the boat !That is what I understand the way to determine the  RH/LH rotation .

Before we had a Volvo MD11 and this had a counterclockwise (LH) prop.I could take my hands off the wheel and won't very my course except for wind and current changes.
The marine service department manager advised us this new engine and transmission and with that the change to a clockwise rotating prop.In the sea trail the boat showed this pulling to starboard what is new for this boat.
Nothing was done to rudder or steering setup.

We are hull #68.
You think it seems unlikely that Pearson 323 would have changed the hull mold !We have proof with " Dulce-Vita " and our boat.
"Dolce-Vita " her shaft is offset to port !
We have the same boat with a shaft offset to starboard.(see attached picture)
And "Dulce-Via " has the right clockwise rotating prop as we have a wrong clockwise rotating prop .

I wonder that you have a ZF 15 MIV transmission what you only can use in clockwise rotation (seen from behind off the boat) under warranty.They don't support reverse position in forward.
Are you 100 % sure about your prop rotation ?
You could help me tremendous to find out which is your shaft offset (starboard or port)

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Engine and Drive Train / Re: Are all Pearson design 323 shafts/strut off to starboard ?

« on: November 19, 2013, 05:13:16 PM »

Thank you so much to take the time to respond to my nightmare .
Well,this is very new to me ! This explains why some boats don't have any problems with replacing there Atomic 4 engine with whatever is available because all transmissions for V drive are nowadays  clockwise and your shaft is off to port.But you will run in big problems if you want to replace a Volvo transmission with the shaft off to starboard .I have not found any transmission- V-drive with  LH rotation.I assume that SERENE has a Volvo MD 11 ,like ours. Have you found any transmissions which would support a LH prop rotation ?

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Cruising / Re: Exhaust goes under

« on: November 17, 2013, 05:00:21 PM »

Well you did not go under water with your exhaust but Frayed Knot ,sorry for that mix up !
Still I like to hear from you about my questions ,thanks.

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Cruising / Re: Exhaust goes under

« on: November 17, 2013, 04:47:33 PM »

Hi Dulce-Vita,
Your exhaust went under water , this happened  to us also (if we load to much good yellow liquid in the box) but the exhaust hose runs way in the top of our cockpit locker and if it is that high the water really has to burst in your exhaust to go all the way into the engine.Now we have a smart little exhaust outlet on the transom with a little "door".The water can go out ,but not in ! Smart.You can buy them yes for money!
Now I read a lot of your blocks and I understand you have rebuild your Atomic 4.Boy that would be above my eyebrows.
I like to hear from you to which side your shaft is offset : Starboard or Port ?
What rotating prop you are using LH or RH (counterclockwise or clockwise rotating) 
Is your boat steering strait or if there some/much pulling to  starboard or port under engine ?
Thanks

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Engine and Drive Train / Are all Pearson design 323 shafts/strut off to starboard ?

« on: November 16, 2013, 10:09:37 PM »

Are all Pearson 323 shaft or strut off to starboard ?
 I ask. because nobody seems to have a steering problem only me.
We have a shaft off to starboard and with a left hand rotating prop our boat was steering strait,you could take your hands off the wheel and it won't very the course except for wind and current changes.Now we have a right handed prop and the boat pulls to starboard.
I like to hear from P323 owners with clockwise (RH) and anti clockwise propeller(LH) how there steering behavior is under engine power.
 

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Plumbing and Galley Systems / Propane locker under the helm seat .

« on: November 14, 2013, 09:51:37 PM »

I read the conversation and info about the installation of the propane bottle under the helm seat.
How did you solve the "vent in the bottom" problem ? If you have pictures i love to see them because I love the idea but can't get my mind tackling the venting issue !
Thanks.