[C38] Speaking of prop struts...

[Max Soto]

Hi everybody,

A couple of years ago a line was cought by the shaft and the strut got
heavily  bent. I had to remove all the filling  compound covering the strut,
then it had four bolts. The nuts where right behind the water tank.
I olso notices this not good kinda orange color on the strut so after
streighten it back, I drilled a hole and installed a sacrifitial anode. then
rebeded, installed bolts, filled it and added around four layers of
fiberglass. No problems ever since.
BUT, I got some drawings from CATALINA, and it seems to be two different
versions. As one of you just mentioned, one is just glassed in. Check the
attached drawings.
Hope this helps.

Max Soto
C38 #198 ESTANCIA
Punatrenas, Costa Rica

2008/2/21, Duff, Russ (R.W.) <rduff at visteon.com>:
>
> So you removed the fiberglass from the outside, working from the bottom
> up,
> not the inside, working from the backing plate down?
>
> Sincerely,
> Russ Duff
> RDUFF at VISTEON.COM
> Product Assurance Electrical Engineer
> Visteon Corporation
> 25.2.027
> One Village Center Drive
> Van Buren Township, MI 48111-5711
>
> Phone: 734-710-8713
>    Fax: 734-736-5612
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: listserve-bounces at catalina38.org
> [mailto:listserve-bounces at catalina38.org] On Behalf Of S. Orton
> Sent: Wednesday, February 20, 2008 6:08 PM
> To: Catalina 38 Listserve
> Subject: Re: [C38] Speaking of prop struts...
>
> Russ,  I just "re-bedded" mine last weekend.  To remove completely would
> be
> quite a job, but to re-bed takes about 2-3 days.  There is a top plate to
> the strut bedded into the boat's sked about 5-6 inches up from the
> exterior.
>
> We simply removed all the FG around the strut using a long shank (12-15
> inches) 1/4 drill and refilled the void with West Systems epoxy mixed with
> silica.  The top strut plate will hold the strut firmly in place while
> removing the FG and not screw up your shaft alignment.  If you want to
> know
> exactly how we did the repair, let me know and I'll write it up.
> Cheers, Steve
> Santa Susanna (304)
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Duff, Russ (R.W.)" <rduff at visteon.com>
> To: "Catalina 38 Listserve" <listserve at catalina38.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, February 20, 2008 12:12 PM
> Subject: [C38] Speaking of prop struts...
>
>
> > Has anyone ever removed and re-bedded their prop strut?  Is it even
> > possible? I have a slight leak around mine and am wondering how to fix
> it.
> >
> > Sincerely,
> > Russ Duff
> > Catalina 38, Hull #112
> > "AVANTURA"
> > Lake Erie
> > Grosse Ile, Michigan
> > RDUFF AT VISTEON DOT COM
> > AVANTURA AT COMCAST DOT NET
> >
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