Oday Strut bolts/screws

[pcjrusso]

I have a Oday 34. one this springs projects is a new cutlass bearing.

Well my strut is loose i searched the threads and I find that the strut bolts have the nuts glassed in under the fuel tank. Well not my boat lol

My strut is mounted with 4 - # 12x 2" stainless screws. The strut is solid as a rock after re tighting the screws. my concern is all the searching talked about bolts and nuts are 4 # 12 screws strong enough?

It seems to be orginal but could be a previous owners doing.

I own the boat for 4 seasons and guessing 100-150 hours of motoring

Thanks for any input

 

[gatrnoles2]

I may need to replace the cutlass bearing on my oday 34, what size did you use? And is the strut the part that holds ther CB?

 

[pcjrusso]

I haven't measured for the cutlass bearing because mine seems to be ok . And yes the strut is what holds the propeller shaft up

 

[gatrnoles2]

I haven't measured for the cutlass bearing because mine seems to be ok . And yes the strut is what holds the propeller shaft up

Ok thanks. I have a lot of vibration when I first start up the yanmar 3 gm30f the vibration is extremely apparent at idle but goes away just above idol. I will be checking the motor mounts this weekend, but I am worried the vibration may be caused by an old CB. Thanks for the reply. Corey