Newbie Question on Cal 33- Loose propeller shaft strut.

Hello, I'm new to the Cal List and am considering purchasing a Cal 33 II. The survey showed some issues, but one of the main ones was a prop strut and misaligned prop which was allowing more water to get past the stuffing box then is normal. The prop strut could be moved a bit by hand and would (according to the surveyor) cause vibrations and probably wear on the cutlass bearing. Does anyone on the list have experience with this sort of issue? Is this likely to be a costly repair at a yard. (I am located in the general area of Annapolis) TIA for any thoughts on this problem. Richard

Richard, I forwarded your note to a couple guys I know in town who are in the biz. We'll see what they have to say about repair complexity. Where in the Annapolis area are you? Cheers Charlie Husar Annapolis From: Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com [mailto:Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of bayboat19 Sent: Wednesday, November 19, 2008 4:30 PM To: Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com Subject: [Cal_Boats] Newbie Question on Cal 33- Loose propeller shaft strut. Hello, I'm new to the Cal List and am considering purchasing a Cal 33 II. The survey showed some issues, but one of the main ones was a prop strut and misaligned prop which was allowing more water to get past the stuffing box then is normal. The prop strut could be moved a bit by hand and would (according to the surveyor) cause vibrations and probably wear on the cutlass bearing. Does anyone on the list have experience with this sort of issue? Is this likely to be a costly repair at a yard. (I am located in the general area of Annapolis) TIA for any thoughts on this problem. Richard ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links

Richard - I am Dan Faulkner's friend who referred you to that other Cal 33.? I didn't realize you were in the Annapolis area which is where I am as well.? I had a similar issue on my old CS 30.? I ground away the fairing compound and was able to put about 1.5 to 2 turns on the 4 bolts holding it to the hull. I went ahead and removed them one at a time and put?Loctite on them and?re-faired the strut.? I can't remember the sequence of events but I also replaced the cutlass bearing, engine mounts (big $$) and stern tube.? I think I did that the season after tightening the strut. Paul West Cal 39 Adventure Kwest From: Husar, Charlie [USA] <hu… [at] bah.com> To: Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com Sent: Wed, 19 Nov 2008 4:52 pm Subject: RE: [Cal_Boats] Newbie Question on Cal 33- Loose propeller shaft strut. Richard, I forwarded your note to a couple guys I know in town who are in the biz. We'll see what they have to say about repair complexity. Where in the Annapolis area are you? Cheers Charlie Husar Annapolis From: Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com [mailto:Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of bayboat19 Sent: Wednesday, November 19, 2008 4:30 PM To: Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com Subject: [Cal_Boats] Newbie Question on Cal 33- Loose propeller shaft strut. Hello, I'm new to the Cal List and am considering purchasing a Cal 33 II. The survey showed some issues, but one of the main ones was a prop strut and misaligned prop which was allowing more water to get past the stuffing box then is normal. The prop strut could be moved a bit by hand and would (according to the surveyor) cause vibrations and probably wear on the cutlass bearing. Does anyone on the list have experience with this sort of issue? Is this likely to be a costly repair at a yard. (I am located in the general area of Annapolis) TIA for any thoughts on this problem. Richard ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links

Richard, welcome to our site. The Cal 33 is a strong boat and sails very well. I just replaced my strut and prop on my 1973 Cal 2-29. I do not know what your mechanical abilities are, however, it is a very easy job. We syaryed with the boay in the water then pulled it when we got the parts back. The boat had to be back in the water to align the the drive train. Randy CAL 2-29 Channel Island Ca bayboat19 wrote: > Hello, > I'm new to the Cal List and am considering purchasing a Cal 33 II. The survey showed some > issues, but one of the main ones was a prop strut and misaligned prop which was allowing > more water to get past the stuffing box then is normal. The prop strut could be moved a bit > by hand and would (according to the surveyor) cause vibrations and probably wear on the > cutlass bearing. > Does anyone on the list have experience with this sort of issue? Is this likely to be a costly > repair at a yard. (I am located in the general area of Annapolis) > TIA for any thoughts on this problem. > Richard >

Hi Charlie, I live in Fairfax,VA, about an hour from the Bay, but the boat will be kept on the Bay, most likely off of West River. Thank you very much for your help on this question. Where are you on the Bay? Richard --- In Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com, pwestla@... wrote: > > Richard - > > I am Dan Faulkner's friend who referred you to that other Cal 33.? I didn't realize you were in the Annapolis area which is where I am as well.? I had a similar issue on my old CS 30.? I ground away the fairing compound and was able to put about 1.5 to 2 turns on the 4 bolts holding it to the hull. I went ahead and removed them one at a time and put?Loctite on them and?re-faired the strut.? > > I can't remember the sequence of events but I also replaced the cutlass bearing, engine mounts (big $$) and stern tube.? I think I did that the season after tightening the strut. > > Paul West > Cal 39 Adventure Kwest > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Husar, Charlie [USA] <husar_charlie@...> > To: Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com > Sent: Wed, 19 Nov 2008 4:52 pm > Subject: RE: [Cal_Boats] Newbie Question on Cal 33- Loose propeller shaft strut. > > > > > > > Richard, I forwarded your note to a couple guys I know in town who are > in the biz. We'll see what they have to say about repair complexity. > Where in the Annapolis area are you? > > Cheers > Charlie Husar > Annapolis > > -----Original Message----- > From: Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com [mailto:Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com] On > Behalf Of bayboat19 > Sent: Wednesday, November 19, 2008 4:30 PM > To: Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com > Subject: [Cal_Boats] Newbie Question on Cal 33- Loose propeller shaft > strut. > > Hello, > > I'm new to the Cal List and am considering purchasing a Cal 33 II. The > survey showed some issues, but one of the main ones was a prop strut and > misaligned prop which was allowing more water to get past the stuffing > box then is normal. The prop strut could be moved a bit by hand and > would (according to the surveyor) cause vibrations and probably wear on > the cutlass bearing. > > Does anyone on the list have experience with this sort of issue? Is > this likely to be a costly repair at a yard. (I am located in the > general area of Annapolis) > > TIA for any thoughts on this problem. > > Richard > > ------------------------------------ > > Yahoo! Groups Links >

Randy where did you buy your new strut? and did you need it to order the replacement? Mark ----- Original Message ----- From: Randy Alcorn To: ba… [at] yahoo.com Cc: Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, November 19, 2008 7:21 PM Subject: RE: [Cal_Boats] Newbie Question on Cal 33- Loose propeller shaft strut. Richard, welcome to our site. The Cal 33 is a strong boat and sails very well. I just replaced my strut and prop on my 1973 Cal 2-29. I do not know what your mechanical abilities are, however, it is a very easy job. We syaryed with the boay in the water then pulled it when we got the parts back. The boat had to be back in the water to align the the drive train. Randy CAL 2-29 Channel Island Ca bayboat19 wrote: > Hello, > I'm new to the Cal List and am considering purchasing a Cal 33 II. The survey showed some > issues, but one of the main ones was a prop strut and misaligned prop which was allowing > more water to get past the stuffing box then is normal. The prop strut could be moved a bit > by hand and would (according to the surveyor) cause vibrations and probably wear on the > cutlass bearing. > Does anyone on the list have experience with this sort of issue? Is this likely to be a costly > repair at a yard. (I am located in the general area of Annapolis) > TIA for any thoughts on this problem. > Richard > __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature database 3627 (20081120) __________ The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. http://www.eset.com

Guys, Good Old Boat magazine did a how to do it replacement of a cutless bearing recently. It was very detailed, lots of pix. Check their website. Regards, David Dobbs, Cal 29 411 --- On Wed, 11/19/08, Randy Alcorn <sa… [at] yahoo.com> wrote: From: Randy Alcorn <sa… [at] yahoo.com> Subject: RE: [Cal_Boats] Newbie Question on Cal 33- Loose propeller shaft strut. To: "ba… [at] yahoo.com" <ba… [at] yahoo.com> Cc: "Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com" <Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com> Date: Wednesday, November 19, 2008, 9:21 PM Richard, welcome to our site. The Cal 33 is a strong boat and sails very well. I just replaced my strut and prop on my 1973 Cal 2-29. I do not know what your mechanical abilities are, however, it is a very easy job. We syaryed with the boay in the water then pulled it when we got the parts back. The boat had to be back in the water to align the the drive train. Randy CAL 2-29 Channel Island Ca bayboat19 wrote: > Hello, > I'm new to the Cal List and am considering purchasing a Cal 33 II. The survey showed some > issues, but one of the main ones was a prop strut and misaligned prop which was allowing > more water to get past the stuffing box then is normal. The prop strut could be moved a bit > by hand and would (according to the surveyor) cause vibrations and probably wear on the > cutlass bearing. > Does anyone on the list have experience with this sort of issue? Is this likely to be a costly > repair at a yard. (I am located in the general area of Annapolis) > TIA for any thoughts on this problem. > Richard >

Hi Mark, I used Martec in Long Beach,, http://www.martec-props.com/ I figured it lasted this long maybe it will last another 40 years. I had to send in my strut for them to pour a new one. it was a little beefier and everything lined up. Randy CAL 2-29 Out Patient Channel Islands Ca --- On Thu, 11/20/08, Mark Alan Stahnke (MAS Consulting) <ma… [at] cox.net> wrote: From: Mark Alan Stahnke (MAS Consulting) <ma… [at] cox.net> Subject: Re: [Cal_Boats] Newbie Question on Cal 33- Loose propeller shaft strut. To: Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com Date: Thursday, November 20, 2008, 4:40 PM Randy where did you buy your new strut? and did you need it to order the replacement? Mark From: Randy Alcorn To: bayboat19@yahoo. com Cc: Cal_Boats@yahoogrou ps.com Sent: Wednesday, November 19, 2008 7:21 PM Subject: RE: [Cal_Boats] Newbie Question on Cal 33- Loose propeller shaft strut. Richard, welcome to our site. The Cal 33 is a strong boat and sails very well. I just replaced my strut and prop on my 1973 Cal 2-29. I do not know what your mechanical abilities are, however, it is a very easy job. We syaryed with the boay in the water then pulled it when we got the parts back. The boat had to be back in the water to align the the drive train. Randy CAL 2-29 Channel Island Ca bayboat19 wrote: > Hello, > I'm new to the Cal List and am considering purchasing a Cal 33 II. The survey showed some > issues, but one of the main ones was a prop strut and misaligned prop which was allowing > more water to get past the stuffing box then is normal. The prop strut could be moved a bit > by hand and would (according to the surveyor) cause vibrations and probably wear on the > cutlass bearing. > Does anyone on the list have experience with this sort of issue? Is this likely to be a costly > repair at a yard. (I am located in the general area of Annapolis) > TIA for any thoughts on this problem. > Richard > __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature database 3627 (20081120) __________ The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. http://www.eset. com