Replacing a cutlass bearing

[Marty Pearson36]

Hi everyone. New to this site. Was going to attempt to replace cutlass bearing on my 1989 Pearson 36. Its the one with the strut on bottom of the boat. Any advice?
thanks, Marty

 

[jssailem]

Welcome Marty to the SBO forums.

Do a search for “Cutlass bearing” by @Tally Ho. He has a great video and plenty of description on the process.

 

[Marty Pearson36]

Thanks!

 

[Project_Mayhem]

Don't use a hammer on your strut. You can cause internal cracks in the fiberglass. If you are having issues getting it in, you can use some 1/2" or larger threaded rod, a few nuts, washers and a unistrut washer to make a tool to force it in. Lubricating the threads helps a lot

 

[Tally Ho]

Here is a link to my video…

Greg