This may be helpful, it shows how the strut is bedded right into the hull. It took several hours to carefully chip away all the fairing bog. Once it was unearthed, it came off cleanly.
https://i.imgur.com/25d8P0v.jpg Jim Watts Paradigm Shift C&C 35 Mk III Victoria, BC On Sun, 28 Jun 2020 at 13:37, Dennis C. via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > Yep, those 4 bolts are most probably the strut bolts. No big deal to drop > the strut a bit and re-bed it once you haul out. Until then try to tighten > them. > > As I am a bit pessimistic about successfully stopping the leak by > tightening the bolts, go to an auto parts store or a big box hardware store > and get a couple tubes of WaterWeld. > > https://www.amazon.com/J-B-Weld-8277-White-Pack/dp/B000BRQ0TW > > Work it up per instructions and apply it to the leaks. At first it won't > seem like it's sticking but keep working it onto the leaks. After 8-12 > minutes it will finally stick. Now you can finish your season. At haul > out, you'll have a bit of work removing it but then you can fix the strut. > > You may have to re-fair the strut after you re-bed it depending on how > speed oriented you are. > > Dennis C. > Touche' 35-1 #83 > Mandeville, LA > > On Sun, Jun 28, 2020 at 2:41 PM David Swensen via CnC-List < > cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > >> My new to me 1985 35 MKIII was launched a week and a half ago. On the >> trip from Newport RI to Salem, MA last weekend, the bilge pump was getting >> a periodic workout. The water pump was leaking like a sieve, so as soon as >> I could I replaced the pump ( seals to bearings was toast so beyond >> rebuild). I thought my bilge pump could rest. Not so. It is still going off >> every 5 -6 minutes, just for a quick burst, removing maybe a cup of water. >> After a sleepless night last night, I paddled out to the boat this morning >> and traced the leak to behind the propeller shaft log. There are 4 bolts >> that I could see after contorting myself behind the fuel tank. I assume >> they are mounting bolts for the strut. These bolts were wet and showed some >> corrosion,and were the apparent source of the stream of water legging under >> the engine and eventually to the bilge. The PO claimed the boat was bone >> dry (Not so said the boat yard in RI). The surveyor did not pick up on >> anything in this area. The boat had been on the hard for 2 years. >> I have a feeling this may be a short season and I will likely need to >> haul the boat to repair. Has anyone had this problem? >> Engine mounts are in need of replacement, too. Lots of shaking under >> 1800 rpm. This is probably a contributing factor? >> Yes, I have a solar panel to try to keep the battery charged for the >> bilge pump. >> Thanks. >> David Swensen >> Freya >> _______________________________________________ >> >> Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. Each >> and every one is greatly appreciated. If you want to support the list - >> use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray >> >> > > -- > Dennis C. > Touche' 35-1 #83 > Mandeville, LA > _______________________________________________ > > Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. Each > and every one is greatly appreciated. If you want to support the list - > use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray > >
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