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Nice. Nothing wrong with making them from stock.

At some point I will get some made if I can see who Fitch was ordering from. Or just do it myself.

You got to be younger than me.

At some point. I'll have to kick back


Things I made for ultra. And my other stuff

I'll ship to you.


On the ultra. Need to upgrade to aluminum bronze. For bushings and atleast put the tailshft on needle bearings.


The bearing at end of the tailshaft driveshaft side. Sealed bearing

No leaks with that. And and still add the other seal.

Still going to make a gasket die.

Good idea to use a sealed bearing. For the shaft seals I like to use wiper seals. Kanter gives you plain ones. Aux wiper types are like $2 more apiece...

I'm 25, by the way. Yeah, there are multiple Ultramatic shops leaving the game. Apparently Aldrich is looking to retire, etc. He is only I think 48 so I'm not sure why he's going. Most of the rest are really at retirement age, and some like Fitch and that guy in Missouri have been done for some years now. So only a matter of time and not that long. Only 5 years from now the whole landscape will be quite different, and not just Ultras.