Wrong Strut????

I don't know if this will be any help to you, mechanically speaking, I know little to nothing, but I do have a 73 Skier and I can take a picture. These are the only "markings" on the strut...

I meant to say shim the strut. as you can see it does not seam to be correct strut. Could anyone give me measurements of their strut.

I bought the strut from a guy in Jacksonville, FL. He took it of of a 1976 Nautique and put in a box and sent it.

I got the strut numbers here:
http://www.nautiqueparts.com/strutsa-154.aspx
http://www.n3boatworks.com/eshopprod_cat_5045-67962-69021_product_874161.Strut_SA-154_SN_1970-81.htm

just for the record i DID NOT ship this strut!!!!

If she's already at the dis-own stage (there's another name for it), you might be in trouble. Just wait until the Acme prop shows up.

The 16.5' Mustang/Skier/Tique did NOT use the same strut as the 2nd gen Ski Nautique, which you clearly illustrate! They used a "6A" strut, as shown in AdamT's picture above. This was actually the same strut used on v-hulls, including the very early BFN's. CC dealers now only sell the "6A6" which is the same strut as the 6A, but with an extra inch added to the aft end of the body (overall 6" long, hence the name). If the extra inch is too long for your shaft, then you should be able to cut it off of the strut.

Live and learn, let's be glad that he has found Correct Craft Fan.

Thanks for the help. Does anyone have a 6a strut?

There's an 80's model martinique listed in the parts for sale section as being parted out. I "think" that should be a 6a. Double-check with the OP. I'd look, but i'm nowhere near my boat.

Bigoutfit wrote: Just talked to White Lake Marine and they said the book calls for a 6dv strut for a 1973 skier. CC part # S-141. now I am confused

Ive never heard of a 6DV or S-141 strut before. Neither White Lake nor N3 Boatworks show one on their site.

Both sites show the 6A6 being the correct replacement though.

White Lake 6A6

N3 6A6

Neither site is very good at listing all of the correct applications for the part, but if you know that the 1971-1975 Skier, 1971-1975 Mustang 16 and 1976-1981 Ski Tique all used the same hull (and running gear) then thats a good clue.

I own 3 early (71-73) Skiers and an early (1979) Barefoot Nautique and can tell you for sure that they all came with the 6A originally. The 6A6 is what you need, though you may need to cut some length off the aft end to accommodate your prop shaft.

Mr. Brain is without internet for the labor day weekend I'm told.

Just chiming in here kinda late. I've been doing alot of strut business lately. The 6dv (s-141) should be the correct strut for that 73. There was also a 6WIDE BASE used on the 69 and older boats. Apparently skylarks used the wide bast strut throughout.

Im working on the site give me a break Tim. ;)

I mean if a 6A6 will work then rock and roll! I have an original correct craft strut list for the 60s-70s boats. Includes shafts and rudder numbers as well. I talked to Bruce today to confirm at the factory so I could help out a customer that had ordered an incorrect strut. Fyi orlando only has one 6dv in stock. Im going to email this list to Keith tomorrow a as a pdf for the ref section.

I didn't realize it was that long ago Tim haha. Im going to try to make our website very accurate in ways of fitment of specific parts. The system is my first area to tackle in terms of accuracy so I know for myself and anyone else what parts are and what they fit then I will transfer all that information over to the website to make orders much easier for customers(correct craft buddies) haha.

I'll Email you that pdf Tim if you'd like to have it for your own records.

My strut is 5 5/8" long by 5 3/4" wide at the base. 

Greg,

It looks like the strut took the brunt of the hit on the port side bending it toward starboard before the prop hit and broke one blade off and bent the other two.  Then of course the rudder hit and bent it aft.  Pretty nasty!  Surprised the fiberglass and mounts all look intact.  There is one small gouge where the prop struck the hull, but that shouldn't be too bad to repair and it isn't anywhere near all the way through the hull.