[C320-list] cutlass bearing replacement

[Jeff Hare]

Allan,

" At the end of the day, there is no way this would take 6 hours even
with one person."

You forgot to add,  "...unless Jeff Hare's doing the job". 

:)


-----Original Message-----
From: "Chris Descher" <cdescher at cedtulsa.com>
Date: Wed, 5 May 2010 09:19:51 
To: <C320-List at Catalina320.com>
Subject: Re: [C320-list] cutlass bearing replacement

I'll take the loaner.  My email is cdescher at cedtulsa.com.  Please let me
know what I need to do to get this.

Thanks to everyone for your help on this.

-----Original Message-----
From: c320-list-bounces at lists.catalina320.com
[mailto:c320-list-bounces at lists.catalina320.com]On Behalf Of Allan S.
Field
Sent: Tuesday, May 04, 2010 8:47 PM
To: C320-List at Catalina320.com
Subject: Re: [C320-list] cutlass bearing replacement


Chris - The Association has the tools that make short work (about 2 hours
with 2 people with about 1/2 hour of that figuring out how to use the thing)
of removing the cutlass bearing and installing a new one.  The Rudder does
NOT need to be dropped or come out.  The prop needs to come off and there is
a prop puller with the Association tool.  You very probably will need a MAP
Torch to heat the prop up enough for it to pop off; I obviously can't ship
the torch.  And unfortunately, I am out of town until Tuesday, the first day
I could ship the Association tools.  But if you want the loaner, just let me
know.  At the end of the day, there is no way this would take 6 hours even
with one person.

Allan S. Field
Sea Shadow - #808
Columbia, MD

-----Original Message-----
From: c320-list-bounces at lists.catalina320.com
[mailto:c320-list-bounces at lists.catalina320.com] On Behalf Of Chris Descher
Sent: Tuesday, May 04, 2010 6:01 PM
To: C320-List at Catalina320.com
Subject: [C320-list] cutlass bearing replacement

I'm having a bottom job done on hull #500, 1998 model.  The cutlass bearing
is being replaced at the same time.  The yard is saying (after the fact)
that they've had to put six hours into pulling the shaft, they now have that
done, but they think that they might need to pull the rudder to get the
shaft out of the strut.  Does this sound right?

Chris Descher