[frers-list]Cutlass Bearing Replacement Advice

[Hoyt, Mike]

Just reread my last post.  Was a bit tongue in cheek.  We accidentally caug=
ht a line and the resulting repairs had the strut removed and during that c=
utlass bearing and shaft replacement (due to wear)

Mike
Persistence
Halifax

-----Original Message-----
From: frers-list-admin@lists.frers33.com [mailto:frers-list-admin@lists.fre=
rs33.com] On Behalf Of Hoyt, Mike
Sent: Wednesday, February 03, 2016 8:18 PM
To: frers-list@lists.frers33.com
Subject: RE: [frers-list]Cutlass Bearing Replacement Advice

Wrap a line around prop and bend strut. That way while you are paying someo=
ne to remove strut to fix it everything is easy. Also super expensive. Neve=
r had to remove rudder

The downside was that only was cutlass bearing worn but so was shaft at sam=
e place. New shift was $1200 CAD.

Mike
Persistence
Halifax, NS
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From: frers-list-admin@lists.frers33.com [frers-list-admin@lists.frers33.co=
m] on behalf of Arthur Kelley [akelley@optonline.net]
Sent: February 3, 2016 7:55 PM
To: frers-list@lists.frers33.com
Subject: Re: [frers-list]Cutlass Bearing Replacement Advice

My yard wanted to cut and replace the shaft, but similar price.

I replaced mine myself without removing the shaft. Cost me about $50 I thin=
k. This is the professional tool to do the job. http://www.strutpro.com/

If you poke about on the Internet there are plans to build the tool yoursel=
f.  It's nothing more than a couple of plates, one with a 1" hole (remove p=
rop anyway) and the other with a 1" slot to slide over the leading side. A =
couple of hefty threaded rods and a sleeve, which is the trickiest part to =
size. Here is a video https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=3DGZQHLvUUyuE#

Another club member needed to do the same job and he's a machinist. I provi=
ded the plans, threaded rods and nuts and he made the plates and sleeve (co=
llet) out of scraps.

2 set screws on one side, don't remember which, came out easily but I was p=
repared for the worst.

I think it only took me an hour or two.

Art

On Feb 3, 2016, at 5:43 PM, mart=EDn contal <martin06@contal.ca<mailto:mart=
in06@contal.ca>> wrote:

Hi everyone, I'm re-posting this message since I've been having some issues=
 with my frers-list registration. Hope it'll work now:

My surveyor indicated that I need to replace the cutlass bearing and the sh=
ipyard where "austral" currently stays is quoting me the following:

"Remove rudder to remove shaft, pull prop and shaft and replace cutlass bea=
ring:12 hrs of labour US$1,276 total ".
I'm told that they cannot remove the shaft without removing the rudder.

Knowing that my rudder seems to be OK and having read the many posts about =
rudder bearing issues, etc. I rather leave it undisturbed. So, I've gone th=
rough all the frers-list archives since 2004 to this date, as well as the F=
AQs in search of tips. Seems to me that it shouldn't be necessary to remove=
 the rudder at all.

If anyone who went through this work could share some advice and experience=
 it'll be much appreciated! (I need to confirm go/no-go by next week).

Martin


martin contal
: : austral
ottawa, canada
613 286 7189
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