[C38] Cutlass Bearing Strut Faring

[Marc Stewart]

Phil,
I will respond to you copy the world to say thank you
for the several guys who've responded.  Having using
the listserve only a few times, I have to say the
corporate knowledge base represented is nothing short
of amazing.  Thank you very much.  
I'm pressing ahead with repairs.  I did find the
right path to the strut drawing on our web site. 
Thanks for that!!  I am about to pass the link to the
yard.  I've emailed & voicemailed Kent Nelson @
Catalina Yachts but have yet to hear back from him. 
I look forward to his guidance and will share it when
I get it.
Thanks again all,
Cheers,
Marc 


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------- Original Message -------
>From    : Phil Gay[mailto:eyriepg at comcast.net]
Sent    : 11/12/2010 7:15:46 AM
To      : listserve at catalina38.org
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Subject : RE: Re: [C38] Cutlass Bearing Strut Faring

 Marc, One thing that hasn’t been noted is that you
apparently have a shoal draft C38.  I have never
examined the prop shaft on a shoal draft version and
so your photo was very interesting to me.  Tom
Troncalli owned a shoal draft C38 BTW.   I would
think that you don’t have a structural problem if
your shaft is firmly attached to the boat.  However,
from a water intrusion point of view, I would want to
have the area repaired as soon as practical.  We
don’t think of fiberglass as being able to soak up
water, but it does to some extent.  So the glass
needs to be thoroughly dried before the area is
repaired and bottom painted. Phil GayC38 049 (deep
draft) Que LindaEverett, WA From:
listserve-bounces at catalina38.org
[mailto:listserve-bounces at catalina38.org] On Behalf
Of Marc Stewart
Sent: Thursday, November 11, 2010 9:22 PM
To: Catalina 38 Listserve
Subject: Re: [C38] Cutlass Bearing Strut Faring Here
is a picture - that shows not the crack but a side
view of the faring that's "loose."  The loose section
lies between the aft egg zinc and the leading end of
the propeller assembly above (below in this pix) the
visible cutlass bearing.  No, the boat's not upside down!
Marc Stewartmstewart at sounddsl.com On Nov 11, 2010, at
9:11 PM, Marc Stewart wrote:

Greetings,I just hauled Palancar for biannual bottom
work and discovered that the fiberglas faring that
envelopes the strut that extends from the cutlass
bearing up into the hull is split apart along the
trailing edge and "wiggly."  Fortunately the bronze
strut itself is firm.  Are any of you in the know: 
is this a cosmetic thing that can wait, or is it a
"gotta fixit now?"   And do you know what kind of
Pandora's box it is likely to be?  The yard sent me
an estimate for a cosmetic kind of repair....Thanks, Marc
Marc Stewartmstewart at sounddsl.com
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