[C38] replacing prop strut

[S Orton]

Hi 38 ers,  I'm puzzled by your drawing.  My hull # is 304, a 1984 model.  Around 2005-8, my strut became slightly "wobbly" due to vibration.  We used a long shanked 1/8 inch bit and drilled up next to the strut to make a gap on each side and packed the gap with epoxy and glass.  It is still working great even with our original vibrating Universal engine.  The strut is definitely glassed in between the matching port and starboard hulls and bolts maybe used for alignment/assembly, but I never remember a bolt flange as shown in the drawing as we ran the drill bit up along the strut a good 2-3 inches.  Maybe others out there have made repairs in this area.  Replacing the complete strut will be a very difficult job!
Cheers, Steve

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Subject: Re: [C38] replacing prop strut

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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