How do I access nuts to remove prop shaft strut on 1984 37c ??
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Not sure why the 37c is any different in this respect from other models.
Are there more than one? Are the nuts not accessible from inside the boat?
You would figure if the design is good for one model, it should be the same for other models. This design should be strong enough for small battleships :
Then it becomes a power boat. Guess we'll never know .................
On my 83 HC 37 remove the plywood "bulkhead" from the aft end of the quarter berth and insert as much of yourself as will fit into the space behind it. You should be able to see the bolts.
Take care - that is in close proximity to the electrical power inlet. I don't recall if any live terminals get exposed.
Take care - that is in close proximity to the electrical power inlet. I don't recall if any live terminals get exposed.
They changed the cockpit Arrangements on one year or another. This would likely make accessing one version versus the other different. But thanks for the tip about looking inside the boat for the nuts! That hadn't occurred to me
There are two different struts one that has a flat Mount relatively speaking and one that has a y mount. There are also two different cockpit configurations. And then there are the holes that are laid up on days with a prime number, but you lack the security clearance for me to write about that.
I am guessing that my hot water heater, which sits just above the stern tube on that little purge, is in the way of me crawling back in there. I sure hope I don't have to take that Beastie out to get back there but it looks like that is the way to do it. That little bulkhead is kind of rotted on my boat as is a good bit of the galley cabinetry. It is delaminating. But I will probably be delaminating 40 years from now too so I don't blame it. Do you have the flat mating surface or the Y?
I was always under the impression that the holes were laid up depending on odd or even work days, except for the month of March in a Leap Year. And as far as personal security clearance goes, I'm not even allowed to choose my own breakfast cereal in the morning.
I have the flat mating surface with interior nuts.
I don't know how much or how little help that is to you given the difference in size and vintage (my '99 31ft. to your '84 37 ft.) between the two boats. Probably of greater relevance to you in this matter is the fact that the Pope is considering converting over to Judaism.
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On my '83 H37C it was much as @Johnb describes: remove the plywood that separates the plywood divider between the quarter berth and the engine bay. The hot water heater sits on a glassed-in shelf aft of the engine and above the shaft log. Behind (aft of) the hot water heater is a screw-out access hatch. Through this hole you can just reach the two nuts for the strut with a socket and a long extension (I think they are 9/16", if memory serves). It's boat yoga at its finest; I did it with the hot water heater in place but I think you could un-mount the heater and slide it a bit towards the back of the engine if you need to.
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Not in my recollection. Did you/do you own a Cherubini-designed Hunter 37 Cutter? The strut was a Dahmer model H-34, now sold by Miller Island Propeller. It is a two bolt strut, bedded in something like polysulfide. Remove the two nuts inside, screw out the bolts from below, and pry the strut of the hull (a heat gun may assist). I can assure you that no cutting glass was required!