[C38] Cutlass Bearing Strut Faring

[Max Soto]

Hi Phil,

I have some pics from shoal draft C38's, and the shaft and strut have the
same exact configuration as the fin keel...

Max

2010/11/12 Phil Gay <eyriepg at comcast.net>

> 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 Gay
>
> C38 049 (deep draft) Que Linda
>
> Everett, 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 Stewart
>
> mstewart 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 Stewart
>
> mstewart at sounddsl.com
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>
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-- 
Max Soto
C38 #198 ESTANCIA
Puntarenas, Costa Rica
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