The haul out was going too well... The keel joint hasn't shown a drop of seepage, the blisters are better than I thought they were going to be, the rudder seems solid, and the engine removal went well. Even the shaft looks good and we're going to shorten it to clean up the gap between the strut and the prop. Then we found this:
40 years of sitting without a galvanic isolator has finally caught up to the boat beyond replacing zincs every 6 months. I've since added one, but obviously the damage has already been done.
On the optimistic side, this gives me an excuse to completely clear out the engine compartment all the way back to the rudder post and I won't have to decide on an arbitrary point where to stop the cleanup as the yard will need assess to the top of the strut.
I've started to call around for advise on a replacement. Here's what I've found so far:
Marine Hardware - $1,200 (Down from $1,600 just for me this one time according to Ron). They claim to have the original specs they will cast it from. It will take 10-12 weeks. There's a chance the will have one off the shelf, but it's a slim shot. their foundry is in Michigan and they finish the part in Redmond.
Monel Foundry Arlington - apx. $1,200, but they were non committal on an estimate until they see the original part. They plan on using the original strut as a mold by adding filler to the par to account for shrinkage (insert pool joke here). about 4 weeks. I'm in Everett so this would be the most accessible
Port Townsend Foundry - $1,200. They plan on using the original to measure and using an existing mold that's right on or close. They said they do not have any on hand.
Has any other 35-3 owners had to replace their strut?
@Prairie Schooner has a great post on rebedding his https://ericsonyachts.org/ie/thread...inside-and-a-zinc-question.19649/#post-153865,
@NW26 has a good post as well https://ericsonyachts.org/ie/threads/26’-3-prop-shaft-strut.20031/#post-157973,
and @bigd14 has a fantastic blog about replacing one on his 30+ https://ericsonyachts.org/ie/ubs/blog/bigd14s-blog.3493/
40 years of sitting without a galvanic isolator has finally caught up to the boat beyond replacing zincs every 6 months. I've since added one, but obviously the damage has already been done.
On the optimistic side, this gives me an excuse to completely clear out the engine compartment all the way back to the rudder post and I won't have to decide on an arbitrary point where to stop the cleanup as the yard will need assess to the top of the strut.
I've started to call around for advise on a replacement. Here's what I've found so far:
Marine Hardware - $1,200 (Down from $1,600 just for me this one time according to Ron). They claim to have the original specs they will cast it from. It will take 10-12 weeks. There's a chance the will have one off the shelf, but it's a slim shot. their foundry is in Michigan and they finish the part in Redmond.
Monel Foundry Arlington - apx. $1,200, but they were non committal on an estimate until they see the original part. They plan on using the original strut as a mold by adding filler to the par to account for shrinkage (insert pool joke here). about 4 weeks. I'm in Everett so this would be the most accessible
Port Townsend Foundry - $1,200. They plan on using the original to measure and using an existing mold that's right on or close. They said they do not have any on hand.
Has any other 35-3 owners had to replace their strut?
@Prairie Schooner has a great post on rebedding his https://ericsonyachts.org/ie/thread...inside-and-a-zinc-question.19649/#post-153865,
@NW26 has a good post as well https://ericsonyachts.org/ie/threads/26’-3-prop-shaft-strut.20031/#post-157973,
and @bigd14 has a fantastic blog about replacing one on his 30+ https://ericsonyachts.org/ie/ubs/blog/bigd14s-blog.3493/