[C320-list] weeping strut shows at haul out
Brad Kuether
bkuether at comcast.net
Mon Mar 7 04:05:39 PST 2011
My Jedi powers predict Warren will weigh in on this shortly..... :)
Yes its coming in quite clear now....
-Brad, Mary, Monica, and Jarod
"Independence"
2004 Catalina 320 Hull 1006
Middle River, MD
----- Original Message -----
From: "Nat Antler" <nantler at pacbell.net>
To: <c320-list at lists.catalina320.com>
Sent: Monday, March 07, 2011 1:05 AM
Subject: [C320-list] weeping strut shows at haul out
I've got a 1994 named "Moxie" brought down to San Diego from Santa Barbara
last November. She's in the yard (Shelter island boat yard) for new bottom
paint. Hull looks pretty good except for a few minor blisters with only one
weeping. My concern is the strut holding the shaft bearing. I noticed some
weeping all around the strut at the hull. Didn't see it during the brief
survey haulout.... didn't have time to show up, I assume. The shaft will
allow a tiny bit of movement (just enough to show more weeping at one side
or the other) when pushed sideways. After finding a reference to how it's
attached and sealed on the inside of the hull, it seems like a major
undertaking to access the bolts to see if tightening them would solve the
problem. Has anyone gone through this? I'm meeting with the yard people
tomorrow to get their recco.
Nat Antler
1994 "Moxie"
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