[Public-List] Stern tube

Joseph Balderson joebinc at gmail.com
Sun Jun 7 19:52:10 PDT 2020


Get the g10 tube that has the id that is the same as the cutlass bearing
od. Leave enough of the tube exposed beyond the stern post for a pair of
set screws to capture the cutlass bearing. I set the new tube in thickened
West System. You'll need to have a thoroughly clean shaft alley for the
glue bond.

On Sun, Jun 7, 2020, 10:44 PM Joseph Balderson <joebinc at gmail.com> wrote:

> Tim Lacky is a good man. Good advice, good techniques, excellent
> documentation. I don't know how one man can get that much done.
> Joe B
>
> On Sun, Jun 7, 2020, 7:01 PM George Dinwiddie via Public-List <
> public-list at lists.alberg30.org> wrote:
>
>> Gerard,
>>
>> I find it very difficult to determine the location of a leak with the
>> boat out of the water. Get a good flashlight and take as close a look as
>> you can. Look for wet spots and then look above them. Be patient.
>>
>> In my case, I had failed to completely caulk the upper bolt holding the
>> cutless bearing housing. I saw a water droplet on the end of that bolt.
>>
>> Sometimes I've used my phone to take videos of things I couldn't see
>> otherwise.
>>
>> When you've found the general location, clean it as well as you can and
>> wrap a paper towel around it. See where the damp spot is.
>>
>>   - George
>>
>> On 6/6/20 10:29 PM, Gerard Kuperus via Public-List wrote:
>> > Thank you again for all the very helpful replies to this topic. I
>> managed to schedule a haul-out for Wednesday, which was a bit of a
>> challenge as boat yards have been closed earlier and many don't allow DIY.
>> > As I am getting ready for the haul out, I am wondering how to approach
>> this. First, I need to figure out the source of the leak. Can I inspect the
>> stern tube without taking it out?
>> > If the stern tube is fine how do I go about the repair? Clean
>> everything as best as possible? Then pump a ton of 4200 in the the area
>> between the stern tube and the surrounding deadwood? It seems that there is
>> some rubber seal. Should I worry about that?
>> > Would it be best to take out the stern tube anyway? It seems Mike got a
>> solid approach to removing it, but again I would rather leave it in unless
>> absolutely necessary.
>> >
>> > Gerard
>>
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