[C38] Prop strut crack

[Max soto]

I'm with  Bill, it does has a lot of filling compound.. If he found no motion, and there is no weird new vibration while motoring, there shouldn't be a real problem... 
Worst case scenario, if the strut is loose, it doesn't needs to be replaced, but need the filler to be removed, unbolt the strut (according to the Catalina C38 specs, on some models the strut was just fiberglased to the hull) to be pulled off,  put bedding compound bolt it again, and then filling it... Been there, done that!

Hope this helps..

Max Soto A.
+506-8312-1367
Alajuela, Costa Rica

On Jan 28, 2013, at 9:53 AM, William Knowles <whk1965 at gmail.com> wrote:

> That may not be a crack my boat looked the same but it was just the filler compound cracking away from the strut. I dug it all out and repaired with Bondo. I pulled the boat
> after two years and is still fine. Don't panic until you pull and inspect.
> 
> Bill Flying Goose
> On Mon, Jan 28, 2013 at 2:53 AM, Pierre Patino <pierre.patino at gmail.com> wrote:
>> Hello All
>> 
>> My diver just sent me an email detailing a crack he found while cleaning the boat today. He said he did not see it six weeks ago and I haven't sailed it since November. There have been some storms but the marina is well protected and this being San Francisco there is no snow or ice and the temperature rarely drops below 40. He  said he pushed on the prop shaft and noticed no motion or separation around the crack. 
>> 
>> I beg on you experts for some advice on the course of action. The last bottom job was performed just about a year ago and I also noticed a crack (with the old paint) around the same place but it did not yield to my prodding.
>> 
>> I'm enclosing the pictures.
>> 
>> Thanks in advance for your help
>> 
>> 
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