[C38] Cutlass Bearing Strut Faring

[Marc Stewart]

Hi all,
To close this out - first thanks to Max for the link
that provided better pictures of the stock 38 deep
draft strut.  Mine's a deep draft boat but has
apparently been modified w/ the faring around the
strut.  I'm moving to have it properly fixed and MOST
appreciated the pictures to point the yard at the
boundaries beyond which they should not have to
grind(!)  Also, Kent Nelson at Catalina Yachts called
and reiterated what some have said - it's mainly a
cosmetic repair that involves a water tight boundary,
so it should be done carefully out of respect for
that joint.  But it also affords some lateral
stiffening of the strut so in fact has structural
benefit.  So he recommended grinding forward into the
fiberglass faring forward of the strut to lend more
support for the replacement faring around the strut.  

Hope this helps, and thank you all again,

Marc Stewart
Palancar, #26
Bainbridge Island, WA


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------- Original Message -------
>From    : Max Soto[mailto:maxsoto at gmail.com]
Sent    : 11/12/2010 3:47:53 PM
To      : listserve at catalina38.org
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Subject : RE: Re: [C38] Cutlass Bearing Strut Faring

 
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 GayC38 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 Stewartmstewart 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