[C320-list] cutlass bearing replacement

[Annie Bennett]

Thanks Bruce.  I'm not surprised.  We used Shane Douglas on our first  
Catalina 28 until it started to be too much of an effort to take it up  
to Pittwater for the service and he was excellent.  We struggled for a  
while to find anyone anywhere near as good in Sydney although I'm  
happy with the mechanic we're now using.
Annie

On 05/05/2010, at 8:52 PM, Bruce Stanley wrote:

> Hi Annie
> Firstly my accounts are on FantasticLady .. so I am working from  
> memory.
> ... the mechanic is at RPAYC and "Douglas" is the surname ... think  
> Shane is
> his first name.
> I was on another Club's Slip when I found the shaft-bearing need to be
> replaced.
> Shane came straight around and fixed it that afternoon.
> His work was spot on and I had no problems with his $430 charge.
> Hope this enlightens.
> BruceS
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> On Wed, May 5, 2010 at 11:11 AM, Annie Bennett <
> annie at sydneyprivatesailing.com.au> wrote:
>
>> Where did you have this done Bruce?  I don't need this yet but wd  
>> be good
>> to know for the future.
>> Annie Bennett
>> Topcat 1073
>>
>>
>> On 05/05/2010, at 8:44 AM, Bruce Stanley <brucestanley36 at gmail.com>  
>> wrote:
>>
>> Ours took less than 4 hours including gluing the new one in place.
>>> The shaft and rudder were not removed.
>>> The trick is to have a special tool and have it hammered out.
>>> It was hammered out up the shaft (not down the shaft), as there is a
>>> collar
>>> on the bearing at the forward end.
>>> The marine mechanic new what and how to do it.
>>> sorry if this info came to you, too late.
>>>
>>> Bruce Stanley C320#1084/SydneyAustralia
>>>
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>>> On Wed, May 5, 2010 at 8:01 AM, Chris Descher  
>>> <cdescher at cedtulsa.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>> 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
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>