[Public-List] stern tube question

[Mike Lehman]

Or should I rip out the stern tube, ream out the thiokol and put in a new
stern tube sealed in place with epoxy?
YES...but use 5200.

On Mon, Jan 28, 2019 at 1:36 PM David Fay via Public-List <
public-list at lists.alberg30.org> wrote:

> I'm replacing the cutless bearing on my 1967 #284.  When I trued to remove
> the cutless bearing housing by unscrewing it from the stern tube, the stern
> tube rotated. So I held the forward end of the stern tube (inside the boat)
> with a pipe wrench and was able to unscrew the cutless bearing housing.
>
> Now I'm worried that the rotation of the stern tube has broken the seal
> between it and the sealant around it, which I believe to be the original
> thiokol (https://tinyurl.com/y76e7kzp), making it more likely that water
> will travel along the outside of the stern tube through the hull. I do plan
> to seal the joint between the bearing housing and the hull with butyl and
> to pack butyl around the end of the stern tube before screwing the housing
> back on but don't know whether that will work?
>
> Is this a good plan? Am I worried about nothing? Or should I rip out the
> stern tube, ream out the thiokol and put in a new stern tube sealed in
> place with epoxy?
>
> David
> Blue Teal, #284
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