[Public-List] Cracked Stern Tube - Laugh or Cry?

[George Dinwiddie]

On 9/17/18 5:36 PM, Jonathan Bresler via Public-List wrote:
> Remember hearing form various sources that cutlass bearings and the rest
> are tricky
> "cause the stern tube might turn or twist and break its bond to the
> deadwood".
> Seems that won't be a problem in this Triton given the amount of epoxy
> applied.

This was my fear, and the reason I pulled and rebedded the stern tube 
when I noticed that it had turned. The hose clamp screws were no longer 
pointed up where a screwdriver could reach them.

It turned out that this is an unnecessary worry. The water is contained 
by the cutless bearing housing (and bolts), and the stuffing box. The 
caulking of the stern tube itself is not critical.

  - George

-- 
  ----------------------------------------------------------------------
   When I remember bygone days                         George Dinwiddie
   I think how evening follows morn;            gdinwiddie at alberg30.org
   So many I loved were not yet dead,           http://www.Alberg30.org
   So many I love were not yet born.                          also see:
                'The Middle' by Ogden Nash     http://idiacomputing.com
  ----------------------------------------------------------------------