Re: [Cal_Boats] Repacking Cutless Bearing on '73 Cal29

Yes, stuffing box. Thanks to everyone for pointing this out. Cutlass bearing needs replaced as well as stuffing box repacked.

Hi Marty - call me at the number below, and I will answer your questions. * * *Joe DeMers - owner* Sound Marine Diesel LLC SoundMarineDiesel.com <http://www.soundmarinediesel.com/>*phone & fax (860) 666-2184 * On 8/3/2015 9:58 AM, Marty Martin wm… [at] yahoo.com [Cal_Boats] wrote: > > > Yes, stuffing box. Thanks to everyone for pointing this out. Cutlass > bearing needs replaced as well as stuffing box repacked. > > > > -- *Joe DeMers - owner* Sound Marine Diesel LLC SoundMarineDiesel.com <http://www.soundmarinediesel.com/>*phone & fax (860) 666-2184*

We replaced the cutlass bearing (through the strut)by pulling the shaft and making a very careful cut (parallel to shaft) with narrow sawzall blade, it then peels up to shrink the circumference and pull it out. But maybe you can realign your shaft, repair the stuffing box as well at the same time. It could be misaligned and could chew it all up. Check for bent, scored shaft, or bent strut. We needed to redo strut in our case.(Noah's Kid 74 cal 29) Helen and Edward Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android From:"Marty Martin wm… [at] yahoo.com [Cal_Boats]" <Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com> Date:Mon, Aug 3, 2015 at 7:01 AM Subject:Re: [Cal_Boats] Repacking Cutless Bearing on '73 Cal29 Yes, stuffing box. Thanks to everyone for pointing this out. Cutlass bearing needs replaced as well as stuffing box repacked.

Helen, Where did you get your new strut? They’d told me mine is going bad. Thanks in advance. Terry Cal 2-29 Capriccio Tacoma > On Aug 3, 2015, at 11:54 PM, Helen Horn he… [at] sbcglobal.net [Cal_Boats] <Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com> wrote: > > > We replaced the cutlass bearing (through the strut)by pulling the shaft and making a very careful cut (parallel to shaft) with narrow sawzall blade, it then peels up to shrink the circumference and pull it out. But maybe you can realign your shaft, repair the stuffing box as well at the same time. It could be misaligned and could chew it all up. Check for bent, scored shaft, or bent strut. We needed to redo strut in our case.(Noah's Kid 74 cal 29) Helen and Edward > > Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android <https://overview.mail.yahoo.com/mobile/?.src=Android> > From:"Marty Martin wm… [at] yahoo.com <mailto:wm… [at] yahoo.com> [Cal_Boats]" <Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com <mailto:Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com>> > Date:Mon, Aug 3, 2015 at 7:01 AM > Subject:Re: [Cal_Boats] Repacking Cutless Bearing on '73 Cal29 > > > > Yes, stuffing box. Thanks to everyone for pointing this out. Cutlass bearing needs replaced as well as stuffing box repacked. > > >

Terry, I recall that the 2-27 and 29 have the same strut. We replaced our strut three years ago. We had it fabricated in SS by Frank & Jimmie's in Fort Lauderdale. Give them a call. They may have saved drawings. In my case, I think the strut was around $700, but I forget. Michaels/v Magic, Cal 2-27, #627Pompano Beach, FL From: "Terry Spencer ts… [at] harbornet.com [Cal_Boats]" <Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com> To: Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, August 4, 2015 11:01 AM Subject: Re: [Cal_Boats] Repacking Cutless Bearing on '73 Cal29 Helen, Where did you get your new strut? They’d told me mine is going bad. Thanks in advance. TerryCal 2-29CapriccioTacoma On Aug 3, 2015, at 11:54 PM, Helen Horn he… [at] sbcglobal.net [Cal_Boats] <Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com> wrote: | We replaced the cutlass bearing (through the strut)by pulling the shaft and making a very careful cut (parallel to shaft) with narrow sawzall blade, it then peels up to shrink the circumference and pull it out. But maybe you can realign your shaft, repair the stuffing box as well at the same time. It could be misaligned and could chew it all up. Check for bent, scored shaft, or bent strut. We needed to redo strut in our case.(Noah's Kid 74 cal 29) Helen and Edward Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android | From:"Marty Martin wm… [at] yahoo.com [Cal_Boats]" <Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com> Date:Mon, Aug 3, 2015 at 7:01 AM Subject:Re: [Cal_Boats] Repacking Cutless Bearing on '73 Cal29 Yes, stuffing box. Thanks to everyone for pointing this out. Cutlass bearing needs replaced as well as stuffing box repacked. | |

You need the measurements ans angle and then talk to fisheries in Seattle who sells buck Algonquin bronze stuff. dEmO > On Aug 4, 2015, at 8:01 AM, Terry Spencer ts… [at] harbornet.com [Cal_Boats] <Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com> wrote: > > Helen, > > Where did you get your new strut? They’d told me mine is going bad. > > Thanks in advance. > > Terry > Cal 2-29 > Capriccio > Tacoma > > >> On Aug 3, 2015, at 11:54 PM, Helen Horn he… [at] sbcglobal.net [Cal_Boats] <Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com> wrote: >> >> >> We replaced the cutlass bearing (through the strut)by pulling the shaft and making a very careful cut (parallel to shaft) with narrow sawzall blade, it then peels up to shrink the circumference and pull it out. But maybe you can realign your shaft, repair the stuffing box as well at the same time. It could be misaligned and could chew it all up. Check for bent, scored shaft, or bent strut. We needed to redo strut in our case.(Noah's Kid 74 cal 29) Helen and Edward >> >> Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android >> >> From:"Marty Martin wm… [at] yahoo.com [Cal_Boats]" <Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com> >> Date:Mon, Aug 3, 2015 at 7:01 AM >> Subject:Re: [Cal_Boats] Repacking Cutless Bearing on '73 Cal29 >> >> >> >> Yes, stuffing box. Thanks to everyone for pointing this out. Cutlass bearing needs replaced as well as stuffing box repacked. > >

Terry, When i hauled Nemesis at Citadel a couple of years ago they were able to weld up the electrolysis damage on my strut. Since then I have had a rudder zinc bolted directly to it, nd there have been no more issues. Fred Haas 3-30 Nemesis Tacoma On Aug 4, 2015, at 8:07 AM, Michael D md… [at] yahoo.com [Cal_Boats] <Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com> wrote: > > Terry, > > I recall that the 2-27 and 29 have the same strut. We replaced our strut three years ago. We had it fabricated in SS by Frank & Jimmie's in Fort Lauderdale. Give them a call. They may have saved drawings. In my case, I think the strut was around $700, but I forget. > > Michael > s/v Magic, Cal 2-27, #627 > Pompano Beach, FL > > From: "Terry Spencer ts… [at] harbornet.com [Cal_Boats]" <Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com> > To: Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com > Sent: Tuesday, August 4, 2015 11:01 AM > Subject: Re: [Cal_Boats] Repacking Cutless Bearing on '73 Cal29 > > > Helen, > > Where did you get your new strut? They’d told me mine is going bad. > > Thanks in advance. > > Terry > Cal 2-29 > Capriccio > Tacoma > > > > >> On Aug 3, 2015, at 11:54 PM, Helen Horn he… [at] sbcglobal.net [Cal_Boats] <Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com> wrote: >> >> >> We replaced the cutlass bearing (through the strut)by pulling the shaft and making a very careful cut (parallel to shaft) with narrow sawzall blade, it then peels up to shrink the circumference and pull it out. But maybe you can realign your shaft, repair the stuffing box as well at the same time. It could be misaligned and could chew it all up. Check for bent, scored shaft, or bent strut. We needed to redo strut in our case.(Noah's Kid 74 cal 29) Helen and Edward >> >> Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android >> From:"Marty Martin wm… [at] yahoo.com [Cal_Boats]" <Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com> >> Date:Mon, Aug 3, 2015 at 7:01 AM >> Subject:Re: [Cal_Boats] Repacking Cutless Bearing on '73 Cal29 >> >> >> >> Yes, stuffing box. Thanks to everyone for pointing this out. Cutlass bearing needs replaced as well as stuffing box repacked. >> >> > > > > >

Aluminum is the preferred "anode" in most circumstances. We almost never install or recommend zinc as an anode. If your strut is almost bad, then put a rudder anode on it made of aluminum ( THEY LOOK LOKE SAND DOLLARS) and monitor it. You might also consider making sure that the bolts on it are bonded to the rest of your system, which they most likely are not, which is why it is possibly part of its turning pink and failing. dEmO From: Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com [mailto:Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com] Sent: Tuesday, August 04, 2015 11:53 AM To: Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [Cal_Boats] Repacking Cutless Bearing on '73 Cal29 (Terry) Terry, When i hauled Nemesis at Citadel a couple of years ago they were able to weld up the electrolysis damage on my strut. Since then I have had a rudder zinc bolted directly to it, nd there have been no more issues. Fred Haas 3-30 Nemesis Tacoma On Aug 4, 2015, at 8:07 AM, Michael D md… [at] yahoo.com <mailto:md… [at] yahoo.com> [Cal_Boats] <Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com <mailto:Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com> > wrote: Terry, I recall that the 2-27 and 29 have the same strut. We replaced our strut three years ago. We had it fabricated in SS by Frank & Jimmie's in Fort Lauderdale. Give them a call. They may have saved drawings. In my case, I think the strut was around $700, but I forget. Michael s/v Magic, Cal 2-27, #627 Pompano Beach, FL _____ From: "Terry Spencer ts… [at] harbornet.com <mailto:ts… [at] harbornet.com> [Cal_Boats]" <Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com <mailto:Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com> > To: Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com <mailto:Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com> Sent: Tuesday, August 4, 2015 11:01 AM Subject: Re: [Cal_Boats] Repacking Cutless Bearing on '73 Cal29 Helen, Where did you get your new strut? They'd told me mine is going bad. Thanks in advance. Terry Cal 2-29 Capriccio Tacoma On Aug 3, 2015, at 11:54 PM, Helen Horn he… [at] sbcglobal.net <mailto:he… [at] sbcglobal.net> [Cal_Boats] <Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com <mailto:Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com> > wrote: We replaced the cutlass bearing (through the strut)by pulling the shaft and making a very careful cut (parallel to shaft) with narrow sawzall blade, it then peels up to shrink the circumference and pull it out. But maybe you can realign your shaft, repair the stuffing box as well at the same time. It could be misaligned and could chew it all up. Check for bent, scored shaft, or bent strut. We needed to redo strut in our case.(Noah's Kid 74 cal 29) Helen and Edward <https://overview.mail.yahoo.com/mobile/?.src=Android> Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android _____ From:"Marty Martin wm… [at] yahoo.com <mailto:wm… [at] yahoo.com> [Cal_Boats]" <Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com <mailto:Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com> > Date:Mon, Aug 3, 2015 at 7:01 AM Subject:Re: [Cal_Boats] Repacking Cutless Bearing on '73 Cal29 Yes, stuffing box. Thanks to everyone for pointing this out. Cutlass bearing needs replaced as well as stuffing box repacked.

Echoing Fred. We also used sand dollar shape zinc on strut of 29, a bolt-together torpedo zinc on the one inch shaft. and our maxprop had its own zinc tailpiece. Sorry was away a few days. Looking for info and contact for strut. Helen Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android From:"Fred Haas ca… [at] gmail.com [Cal_Boats]" <Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com> Date:Tue, Aug 4, 2015 at 11:53 AM Subject:Re: [Cal_Boats] Repacking Cutless Bearing on '73 Cal29 (Terry) Terry, When i hauled Nemesis at Citadel a couple of years ago they were able to weld up the electrolysis damage on my strut. Since then I have had a rudder zinc bolted directly to it, nd there have been no more issues. Fred Haas 3-30 Nemesis Tacoma On Aug 4, 2015, at 8:07 AM, Michael D md… [at] yahoo.com [Cal_Boats] <Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com> wrote: Terry, I recall that the 2-27 and 29 have the same strut. We replaced our strut three years ago. We had it fabricated in SS by Frank & Jimmie's in Fort Lauderdale. Give them a call. They may have saved drawings. In my case, I think the strut was around $700, but I forget. Michael s/v Magic, Cal 2-27, #627 Pompano Beach, FL From: "Terry Spencer ts… [at] harbornet.com [Cal_Boats]" <Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com> To: Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, August 4, 2015 11:01 AM Subject: Re: [Cal_Boats] Repacking Cutless Bearing on '73 Cal29 Helen, Where did you get your new strut? They’d told me mine is going bad. Thanks in advance. Terry Cal 2-29 Capriccio Tacoma On Aug 3, 2015, at 11:54 PM, Helen Horn he… [at] sbcglobal.net [Cal_Boats] <Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com> wrote: We replaced the cutlass bearing (through the strut)by pulling the shaft and making a very careful cut (parallel to shaft) with narrow sawzall blade, it then peels up to shrink the circumference and pull it out. But maybe you can realign your shaft, repair the stuffing box as well at the same time. It could be misaligned and could chew it all up. Check for bent, scored shaft, or bent strut. We needed to redo strut in our case.(Noah's Kid 74 cal 29) Helen and Edward Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android From:"Marty Martin wm… [at] yahoo.com [Cal_Boats]" <Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com> Date:Mon, Aug 3, 2015 at 7:01 AM Subject:Re: [Cal_Boats] Repacking Cutless Bearing on '73 Cal29 Yes, stuffing box. Thanks to everyone for pointing this out. Cutlass bearing needs replaced as well as stuffing box repacked.