After removing the strut, I found an exact replacement at Marine Hardware in Redmond WA. They apparently obtained the patterns from Ericson back in the day. The new manganese bronze strut with bearing cost $635 and took them about 6 weeks to turnaround. I also had a new shaft and coupler manufactured for $400. I test fit the strut in the boat, and was hopeful it would fit right in. But this is a boat, and that would be too easy. It seems that casting bronze is an inexact science. Or that the...
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