[C38] Cutlass Bearing Strut Faring

[Max Soto]

Here's an example..



2010/11/12 Max Soto <maxsoto at gmail.com>

> 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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> --
> Max Soto
> C38 #198 ESTANCIA
> Puntarenas, Costa Rica
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Max Soto
C38 #198 ESTANCIA
Puntarenas, Costa Rica
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