'73 Southwind 20' Strut

Zach,

That would be great. I am capable of drilling the hole to match my setup. How much do you want for the 6A?

Dan

phatsat67 wrote: The 6A6 looks a little bit taller when I put my eyes level to the 6a and the bolt patterns don't line up.

Ive done the same comparison as you, 6A vs. 6A6, and come away with the same conclusions. Definitely a slightly different casting- not only does the 6A6 have a longer body (it extends 1" further aft), the bases are slightly different. Bolt holes will vary strut to strut, according to Pete, and this is consistent with the struts Ive replaced in the past. Ive had to oval out a few holes in the boat every time to get the strut-log alignment right. I also believe the flange is a little thicker on the 6A6 vs. 6A, which is probably the difference youre seeing in height. We had to grind a fair amount on the base to get the angle dialed in (you can see in our picture that the flange is slightly thinner on the leading side). Replacing a strut is definitely not a simple bolt on, in any case! Takes a lot of tweaking and test fits. We did successfully put the 6A6 on in place of the original 6A on our BFN, as CC advertises.

It will be interesting to see if the 6DV is compatible with the other 6's. Most other non-interchangeable CC struts have distinct part numbers, so it wouldnt surprise me if the 6A6 would work on an early SW. Especially since thats what the later SW's and BFN's used.

That sure looks like our 6A. The 6A6 is the same strut, but with an extra inch of the body hanging off the aft end. We replaced the 6A on our BFN with a 6A6, pictured below.

S141 so says Correct Craft, Says out of stock but that usually warrents a call to Bruce.

70-74 20 Southwind looks like a 6DV.

I have one off the 77 Fish Nautique if they are the same as the Southwind. Not quite up to the Parts interchange of pre-80's Nautiques.

Can you post some pictures of your current strut? Ones that show the overall shape, as well as the markings in the castings might prove helpful.

My *guess* is that the early Southwinds can accept the same strut as the v-hulled BFN and Martinique (6A, superceded by 6A6) but we'll need a bit more info to confirm that.