penstar82

hey there i bought a nimbus from a man on ebay,after finding out i was a newbie to boats he was very keen to sell to me!!
it turns out to have a broken prop shaft and the man has vanished lol

so my question is what size propshaft do i get for this thing and where do i get it from? i live in the uk so im finding it hard to make any progress. also i think a knew proppeller wouldnt do any harm as it seems to be a little chipped.
any help would be great thanks ppl

stoddy

you need a square end flex shaft . the shaft on those are 1\4" turned down to 3\16"
the prop is a 78mm aluminium prop. i put a 70mm prop on mates boat went much quicker .

to get the cable out you need to take the strut of then everything just slides out .

also what makes you think it is broken as the boat is fitted with a clutch . so it will turn freely the prop will spin up when the engine is revving.

penstar82

thanks for the info stoddy, i took it to a model shop and the man in there was able to pull the prop from the back of the boat. im just hoping that the clutch isnt broke aswell.
when you say take the strut out, what is the strut lol im so new to boats mate.

jacob711

the strut is the aluminum part that mounts to the transom the driveshaft runs through it

wayneuk01

http://www.rchobby.co.uk/volvo_off_s..._petrol_b.html

They are a uk dealer for them boats they may have the spares in stock also where are you in the uk?.Wayne
£550.00 new[X(]

penstar82

thanks wayne, there seems to be a problem with contacting rchobby, keeps returning my mail. im in berkshire a place called crowthorne.
iv just moved to a house where there is a lake right behind me so im gagging to get this thing running!

stoddy

the strut is in the middle of the transom that's the back of the boat .
take it off and slide the cable and shaft out . parcel it up and send it to me including the strut
and i will make you another up will pm you my address.

penstar82

hey stoddy, i phoned prestwich models up about 2 hours before you made your kind offer. should have a propshaft on the doormat on wednesday morning.
im going to keep your contact details though and you will be my 1st port of call in future. cheers mate.

martno1fan

Dont ever use ********* they never reply to emails phone calls etc ,once you have a product thats it they dont wanna know ask me how i know.Once bitten twice shy theyre totally unreliable.
Mart

penstar82

i was a bit weary of them when they have more info on why you might not be able to get through to them via email than they do anything else.
hence i gave up as soon as the 1st email got returned.
i took the old prop shaft out today thanks to the guidance from you guys, the square end didnt have hardly any grip to the clutch almost like a rounded screw if that makes sence.

penstar82

right i got the propshaft from prestwich models and fitted it in minutes, all i can say is this boat is the worst thing i have ever bought. its more like a rowing boat than anything else.
i hope i can get a good poker win then its straight on the phone to bonzi lol

stoddy

you can make them faster. take the carb off and chuck it in the bin.
put a zenoah insulater bloke on and a 644 carb.

take the exhaust off and also bin it and add a tuned pipe then change that big prop that comes on them
for a smaller prop like a 70mm did this to a mates boat big improvement in speed
then he run into the side of my boat with it just to say 'thanks'