1977 O'Day Broken Strut

Jan 25, 2016
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O'Day 1977 O'Day 27' Marina Del Rey
Hey guys my Strut broke on my prop shaft while I was motoring about the Marina. I think the previous owner did a mickey mouse fix since he had the same problem. I'm looking at solutions to fix this that won't cost me an arm and a leg. Anyone have any cheap solutions to fixing a problem like this?
 

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Nov 6, 2006
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Hunter 34 Mandeville Louisiana
Looks like an electrolysis problem.. My opinion is that the prop blade broke off due to electrolysis and the imbalance broke the strut which is damaged from electrolysis.. exactly the failure I had 8 years ago.. New strut, new prop, new shaft (or straighten the bent one) and an electrolysis survey with a reference cell to find the problem. This is one ya don't want to go cheap on