I am really close to buying a Catalina 42 MK 2. One item from the survey is the strut - as you push on it, you see it move a bit. The surveyor is talking about "resetting the strut" - but when I look at the design (Prop Strut for C-42 with Cutlass Bearing), it seems to me that this could be a lot easier - take out of the sleeve, make sure sleeve is still solidly set. If so, just put it back in as instructed with the epoxy filler.
Does anybody have experience with this? is the MK2 strut the same as MK 1 (The site only says Catalina 42). I wouldn't do myself, likely, but obviously kind of important for cost of fix.
Does anybody have experience with this? is the MK2 strut the same as MK 1 (The site only says Catalina 42). I wouldn't do myself, likely, but obviously kind of important for cost of fix.