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Shear pins for outboard - do I need spares?
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<blockquote data-quote="Kismet" data-source="post: 439468" data-attributes="member: 8516"><p>I have older (50's) motors. I carry spare(s) for all of them...especially the old 3 hp on the back of the square stern canoe (Golden Hawk). </p><p></p><p>There's nothing quite so comforting as knowing you have replacement pins when your engine hits a sunken log or other debris and you notice you no longer have any momentum.</p><p></p><p></p><p>It IS however, a pain in the tail to have it happen in a steep banked river, especially if the rare low spot in the embankment is saturated mud.</p><p></p><p>Worst case, you can cut a few aluminum nails to the right size, but they should only be last-ditch use (well, maybe before a fishing hook or a phillips screw driver,) but just a little before. Buy the right shear pins.</p><p></p><p>Also have needle-nosed pliers for the cotter pin, and possibly a small adjustable wrench, although I've always been able to tighten the nut with my fingers to the point where the hole in the nut and the drive shaft align.</p><p></p><p>Be safe, have fun.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Kismet, post: 439468, member: 8516"] I have older (50's) motors. I carry spare(s) for all of them...especially the old 3 hp on the back of the square stern canoe (Golden Hawk). There's nothing quite so comforting as knowing you have replacement pins when your engine hits a sunken log or other debris and you notice you no longer have any momentum. It IS however, a pain in the tail to have it happen in a steep banked river, especially if the rare low spot in the embankment is saturated mud. Worst case, you can cut a few aluminum nails to the right size, but they should only be last-ditch use (well, maybe before a fishing hook or a phillips screw driver,) but just a little before. Buy the right shear pins. Also have needle-nosed pliers for the cotter pin, and possibly a small adjustable wrench, although I've always been able to tighten the nut with my fingers to the point where the hole in the nut and the drive shaft align. Be safe, have fun. [/QUOTE]
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