just wondering how much space you have between the collet and the stuffing tube.

nice boat .......

You may want to tighten up the I.D. of stuffing tube so cable has VERY minimal space around it ?

For years now have used the .029" wall K&S brass #9211
It has an I.D of @ .252/.254 with most persay 1/4" cables being @ .242/.245 gives give or take @ .010" internal clearance.
Grease or oils stays put really well because it has no where to go
Cables don't whip and near impossible to knot up



Boss 330 wrote:

baumer65 wrote:
Less than an inch.

Thanks Scott. Where can i find the 9211 tubing?

wow so it's binding up inside the tube,i haven't had that happen.

Here's a question related to the last issues in this debate:

MHZ in Germany tells me that I should NOT set up the brass tubes from engine to drives in a perfectly straight line.
They say that a little bend on the tubes will work better.

Does anyone have experiences about this?

Cheers!

Woodie.

Boss 330 wrote:
From K&S dealers who sell there product. Under that part# it is a 36" stick and they come in tubes of 5 as well.

Over on Jims, Chris Hoffman AKA: Dasboata has them for sell as well.


Woodie,
Yes well known a slight S bend within stuffing tube helps lessen cable whip.
Having a tighter fit between cable and tube has the same effect on lesser whip but does a far better job in preventing knot up issues because of keeping cable straight and true down it's entire length

Thanks Scott for your advice about the tubes.

As you know, I will run a 14 hp Blata at very high rpms, and from what I get of this thread, the tubes can really be a weak point, so I consider getting a couple of extra tubes as spare parts.

Cheers!

Woodie.

Ran almost a gallon through the boat today, No cable problems,cable looks great. Still hurt some parts. Broke a drive dog. ( Tabs broken) It was pretty choppy today and that could have contributed. A bit later boat hopped and had about a foot of air, followed by loss of speed. It dog eared the prop.