[C320-list] weeping strut shows at haul out

[Warren Updike]

OK, Mr. Smarty Pants, here I am.  I have no experience with this issue and
hence no opinion. Oh, wait, I do have an opinion: I used to think Brad
Kuethner was a nice man.  Na, Na, Na-Na, Na.
Warren

-----Original Message-----
From: Brad Kuether [mailto:bkuether at comcast.net] 
Sent: Monday, March 07, 2011 7:06 AM
To: C320-List at Catalina320.com
Subject: Re: [C320-list] weeping strut shows at haul out

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"