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Installing the Nose Cone and Skeg

Before you can install the nose cone and skeg, you must install the propeller drive motor on the shaft base (Installing the Propeller Drive Motor).

  1. From the shaft and motor hardware service kit, select the cable gland that fits your transducer cable:

    • For a 4-pin transducer, select the cable gland with the smaller hole.

    • For an 8- or 12-pin transducer, select the cable gland with the larger hole.

    NOTE: A cable gland without a hole is provided if you are not installing a transducer or not routing the transducer cable through the shaft.
  2. Pull the transducer cable Callout number one straight, and measure a 38 cm (15 in.) from the where the cable enters the transducer.

    View showing where to mark the transducer cable length
  3. Using a permanent marker, mark the measured location on the cable Callout number two.
  4. Using the packet included in the shaft and motor hardware service kit, apply grease completely to all surfaces of the cable gland you selected to fit your transducer cable.
  5. Place the cable gland Callout number three at the marked location on the transducer cable.

    Exploded view of the cable gland and nut on the transducer cable with callouts
  6. While keeping the cable gland aligned with the mark on the transducer cable, gently pull the excess cable through the top of the shaft until the cable gland fits into the hole on the shaft base Callout number four.
  7. Using the packet included in the shaft and motor hardware service kit, apply grease to the 25 mm (1 in.) O-ring on the recessed nut Callout number five on the transducer cable.
  8. Place the recessed nut into the hole on the shaft base, and tighten it using the included tool Callout number six.
  9. Tighten the recessed nut until it stops, then loosen it 1/14 of a turn.
    NOTE: For reference, the notches inside the recessed nut are centered 1/14 of a turn apart.
  10. Route the transducer cable through the nose cone so it will fit correctly onto the propeller drive motor.

    View of the transducer cable routed through the nose cone
  11. Place the nose cone onto the propeller drive motor.
  12. Using a 4 mm hex bit or wrench, secure the front of the nose cone to the propeller drive motor using the existing two screws Callout number seven.

    Exploded view of the skeg and nose cone with callouts
  13. Using a 3 mm hex bit or wrench, secure the bottom of the nose cone to the propeller drive motor using the existing screw Callout number eight.
  14. Using a 4 mm hex bit or wrench, secure the skeg to the bottom of the propeller drive motor using the existing four screws Callout number nine.
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