[C38] replacing prop strut

[Max soto]

Hi Thomas, I have a 1982 hull #198. I removed my strut years ago because I bent it when a rope got tangled on the prop and the other end was attached to a cleat.  
I took it t9 a shop where they straighten it.  It was just like the one on your diagram. 
Removed some filling and found the bolts and the strut base.  I do know that there a strut fiberglassed to some 38 hulls just because there is a diagram that specs so… 
That desing, apparently was glassed in from the inside.  The diagram is in the C38 org website.  
Regards,
Max Soto A.
+506-8312-1367
Alajuela, Costa Rica

> On Nov 20, 2021, at 09:28, Thomas O'Connell <shastada at gmail.com> wrote:
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> Backstory:  Got cutlass bearing replaced yesterday at the boat yard and they said the strut itself was starting to crumble when they used their press to remove the old one.  Recommended I get the part from catalina direct now while it seems to be in stock and get it replaced at the next haul out for bottom paint.
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> So, CD has the part but Catalina Direct has some notes about "bolt holes changed over years" and to let them know what you want, including just no holes at all.
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> Anyone replace this on a pre-1980 boat and know how the strut is glassed in (bolts or not).  
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> Can anyone confirm they found something like this when they took theirs off?   This drawing is dated 1980, and I certainly don't see bolts from the hull side, i guess i maybe should look for a "lump" where the old holes may have been glassed over per this?  
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