Hi Danny,
I expect Rick's strut failure so close to the heat affected zone was
due to not annealing the strut after repair. The original break was
likely from stress of cold working the bronze... vibration, line wrap
or impact perhaps. The repair site gets annealed as part of the
repair process but in order to complete the job the whole web of the
strut needs to be annealed (heated & cooled). It sounds more fancy that it is.
As Dennis suggested, take it to a shop for a repair estimate but also
ask them what the post repair process/procedure is.
Cheers, Russ
Sweet 35 mk-1
At 06:39 AM 17/11/2013, you wrote:
yea that is my fear in a repair as well. That maybe the bronze has
been compromised... and it may break again.
I notice in one of my photos a discoloration in that area of the
strut., http://sdrv.ms/17iYlwd
I'm thinking it was just old and the composition changed...
Danny
---------- Original Message ----------
From: Rick Bushie <rickbushie...@gmail.com>
To: "cnc-list@cnc-list.com" <cnc-list@cnc-list.com>
Subject: Re: Stus-List Broken strut
Date: Sat, 16 Nov 2013 22:02:42 -0500
My strut broke 2 years ago. It was the design that bolted onto the
bottom. When I couldn't find a new one, I took it into a shop for
repair. It turned out beautifully! Then it broke right above the
repair the first time I engaged the reversing gear. I wound up
installing a through hull design.
Rick Bushie
Anchovy 1971 30-1
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