Setting Elbow Stanchion Tension

[bdunigan]

Attached is a picture of the elbow support system on my Sabre 42 with QSB6.7 units and Zeus Pods. The elbow maker (DeAngelo) opted to use a ‘strap’ system for the elbow stanchion support. I was told that, when properly installed, the stanchion should ‘push’ up against the strap/elbow instead of a more neutral tension. Has anyone else heard this? Should the stanchion push up, if only slightly, against the elbow?

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[bdunigan]

Thank you, Tony. I will use ‘zero’ load as the standard. The water level at the dock is 13″ below the bottom of the elbow at the turbo exhaust flange. Tested this in the past. Not ideal but at least better than the 12″ minimum (if I have my facts straight).  I don’t think the water level gets up into the hump hose. Rather it sits in the FRP tube. In the attached photo, the water level is 2-3″ above the top of the strainer.

[Tony Athens]

Looks likes a water jacketed elbow design? No fan of that.. Do you know where the water line is sitting at the dock,  engine off inside the blue hump-hose?  I’d sure want to know that.

Remove the top brace bolt-Adjust, bend, etc until there in ZERO load to the elbow when re-bolted up.

 

 

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