Re: [Cal_Boats] Cal 2-29 Farymann Bang Clang noise from prop area inspection results

I think you are refering to what is called a "Strut", usually made of cast bronze and bolted through a flange at it's top to the hull. I believe a good marine welding shop can weld it back together, you could try a shop that fixes bronze propellers also. If you could get a new one that would be best, but I'm not sure how "off-the shelf" any parts of our "old" CALs are. Rod Johnson, "NODROG" 1970 CAL 21, #285 On Sat, 30 Sep 2006 23:59:44 -0000 "markalan05" <ma… [at] cox.net> writes: This morning, I made a dive to inspect the nature of the bang and clunking problem and this is what I found. The cutlass bearing support blade/fin sheered off at the top of the cutlass bearing housing. The prop shaft had no support. This clearly explains what went wrong! Thank god it was only feet from the slip and we were able to shut the engine down immediately. So I guess the next question is... Is the blade stainless or aluminum? Can this material be welded back with out causing other damage, if there is adequate material? Can the blade and bearing unit be purchased? How does the blade attach to the hull? Any idea how much a yard will charge to fix? I am in the San Pedro area any trust worthy yards? Is this something that can be welded under water or time to haul out???? Appreciate any help. Mark Cal 2-29 Pelican San Pedro

Rodney, the attachment you sent, my computer cant read it, is it a sound file? ----- Original Message ----- From: Rodney G Johnson To: Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com Sent: Saturday, September 30, 2006 7:14 PM Subject: Re: [Cal_Boats] Cal 2-29 Farymann Bang Clang noise from prop area inspection results This morning, I made a dive to inspect the nature of the bang and clunking problem and this is what I found. The cutlass bearing support blade/fin sheered off at the top of the cutlass bearing housing. The prop shaft had no support. This clearly explains what went wrong! Thank god it was only feet from the slip and we were able to shut the engine down immediately. So I guess the next question is... Is the blade stainless or aluminum? Can this material be welded back with out causing other damage, if there is adequate material? Can the blade and bearing unit be purchased? How does the blade attach to the hull? Any idea how much a yard will charge to fix? I am in the San Pedro area any trust worthy yards? Is this something that can be welded under water or time to haul out???? Appreciate any help. Mark Cal 2-29 Pelican San Pedro

I think you are refering to what is called a "Strut", usually made of cast bronze and bolted through a flange at it's top to the hull. I believe a good marine welding shop can weld it back together, you could try a shop that fixes bronze propellers also. If you could get a new one that would be best, but I'm not sure how "off-the shelf" any parts of our "old" CALs are. Rod Johnson, "NODROG" 1970 CAL 21, #285 On Sat, 30 Sep 2006 21:05:50 -0700 "masconsult" <ma… [at] cox.net> writes: Rodney, the attachment you sent, my computer cant read it, is it a sound file? From: Rodney G Johnson To: Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com Sent: Saturday, September 30, 2006 7:14 PM Subject: Re: [Cal_Boats] Cal 2-29 Farymann Bang Clang noise from prop area inspection results This morning, I made a dive to inspect the nature of the bang and clunking problem and this is what I found. The cutlass bearing support blade/fin sheered off at the top of the cutlass bearing housing. The prop shaft had no support. This clearly explains what went wrong! Thank god it was only feet from the slip and we were able to shut the engine down immediately. So I guess the next question is... Is the blade stainless or aluminum? Can this material be welded back with out causing other damage, if there is adequate material? Can the blade and bearing unit be purchased? How does the blade attach to the hull? Any idea how much a yard will charge to fix? I am in the San Pedro area any trust worthy yards? Is this something that can be welded under water or time to haul out???? Appreciate any help. Mark Cal 2-29 Pelican San Pedro