Quote Originally Posted by WESTERNAERO View Post
I understand all that. But he had his floors redone and there are no mounting holes for the log. He is thinking about how things were in his boat and all I'm saying is move it as far back as possible so he can put a safety collar in front of it. He just ordered a brand new aquamet shaft and he thinking about driving set screws in the side it. If it were mine, that shaft log would be getting moved back or find another one that would provide more clearance for a collar.
the spine of the boat is not redone so the shaft log hole and mounting holes and the strut and turning fin all have the existing holes thru the spine the floor and stringers were replaced..