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Hello, Im new to boating and new to this forum so, hello, and sorry for any cross posting. I have just bought a 5 year old cruiser shell (insulated with windows) which I plan to fit out myself (with help along the way), but have had the engine and all the stern gear put in profesionaly. There seems to be a couple of things not quite right with this and would greatly appreciate some advise. .. Firstly ...the engine (vetus 42) sounds great in idle! But when i put it into gear an almighty rattling starts, to the extent that my neighbour across the yard can feel it vibrating his boat. I have checked the engine mounts and they appear solid. The other thing, that i think could be the cause of this, is the clearance between the tip of the prop and the skeg below. I have measured it and there is only a 4mm gap!!! I imagine this wont make too much of a difference to the actual propolsion of the boat but seems like it could be a nightmare for things getting trapped down there. It looks like they only measured from the inside when they cut the stern hole and didnt check from the outside? The boat was the first boat Darke Steel ever made so, although the build quality seems very sturdy I think the measurements might have been a little unusual, particularly for the stern and im not sure the fitters checked this thoroughly. I will be speaking to the fitters soon but want to be a bit more clued up before i do. The scenario of taking everything out, patching it up and putting it in a few inches higher, is running through my head and it doesnt sound too appealing. Any thoughts on how I should appraoch this would be very appreciated.
