KING MANCIONE mancione This is the part that lies between the rotating bearing (which means that instead of the propeller thrust shoot the same bow dinette simply push the boat forward) and card (which shall, interposed with the inverter, the motor shaft revolutions). Now, our main problem, identified thanks to the subtle skill of Matte (even more than he could to turn the propeller!) Is that the thrust bearing has come to an end and should be removed just to change the mancione. I remove the drive shaft, push back the propeller shaft (after having dropped a nut with a socket wrench unlikely that fortunately we had borrowed from an Italian immigrant of the '60s became the magician of the alternator as well as our supplier of black money ) and start removing the brazed mancione but that is not even remotely a unrivet think there is war! It should be noted that the battlefield is on the bottom of the engine room, below the 300 liters of diesel fuel tank, almost upside down, 35 degrees of temperature and relative humidity of 90%, a hike! After several hours of futile attempts I decided to ask for help to the site, but the mechanic Julio has no particular familiarity with the methods of construction of the Alpe and opts for a full replacement of the entire shaft, a quick consultation with the foreman joseluis and here is the verdict: work and berths in January (the expenditure does not even want to know!). Ok, then do it alone, even at this point because the alternative is to return home. 
always comforted by Matte ("Do not worry, you should come out, I had the same thing on my boat and the end came, did not specify what happened two years later) proceed with the attack an extractor courtesy of Julio combined with another extractor design created for us by our blacksmith Joel thanks to the intercession of joseluis.
It took 12 hours of uninterrupted work, various combinations of light and heavy equipment, improvised solutions to tens of treacherous enemy attacks that hinder the progress, but eventually moved! Between the groans and creaks structural mancione moved and the first bearing has made its appearance. From then on it was a triumphant ride, the enemy was now on course even if resisted until the last inch of bearing and I undertook a couple of hours, but now the victory was certain! Celebration and jubilation! 
To extract this point, the bearings from mancione we borrowed a hydraulic press joseluis between him and Matt and have never seen a mechanic who was passing by, we had the better of 35 years of oxide and salt. 
The small detail is that we do not know if this bearing can be found here in Venezuela, we'll find out next week and then we will know if Nicolandra will be back in the water or in the store inpatient long! 
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