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Category: Repairs and Maintenance
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Printed Date: January-29-2025 at 9:59am
Topic: Part Name
Posted By: duffnit
Subject: Part Name
Date Posted: February-17-2007 at 5:39pm
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What is the bracket called that holds the Steering Clamp Block that is mounted inside the hull above the strut?
Mine is aluminum, bent and cracked, and needs to be replaced. I'm thinking of making one out of steel. Would this be a bad thing? Thanks d ------------- Danny "no offense- but the rate at which you spread bad information is very impressive" |
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Posted By: eric lavine
Date Posted: February-18-2007 at 9:53am
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bracket ------------- "the things you own will start to own you" |
Posted By: eric lavine
Date Posted: February-18-2007 at 9:54am
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make it out of stainless, i really dont know what its called ------------- "the things you own will start to own you" |
Posted By: 79nautique
Date Posted: February-18-2007 at 10:04am
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sounds like a bad stringer and someone has moved the mounting point for the clamp block. I have seen pictures of guys making a bracket and attaching it to the strut mounting bolts.
this isn't a factory installed bracket and something that has been fabricated ------------- http://www.correctcraftfan.com/diaries/details.asp?ID=756&sort=&pagenum=1&yrstart=1979&yrend=1979 - 79 nautique |
Posted By: duffnit
Date Posted: February-18-2007 at 12:56pm
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Thanks Chris, I a$$umed there was something amiss since I couldn't find one anywhere. Guess it's time for another stringer inspection. d ------------- Danny "no offense- but the rate at which you spread bad information is very impressive" |
Posted By: TRBenj
Date Posted: February-18-2007 at 1:32pm
Duffnit, what year is your boat? My '90 has a bracket installed on the strut mounting plate. I have no reason to believe this isnt the factory set up.
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Posted By: 79nautique
Date Posted: February-18-2007 at 8:01pm
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was talking about the older boats I guess. I have a completely different clamp block set up. ------------- http://www.correctcraftfan.com/diaries/details.asp?ID=756&sort=&pagenum=1&yrstart=1979&yrend=1979 - 79 nautique |
Posted By: duffnit
Date Posted: February-18-2007 at 8:32pm
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Cool pic!
Thanks TRBenj, my bracket is the same as yours. An 89 SN BTW. I had to run up to the lake today and while I was there I removed the bracket and checked the stringers which still appear solid. I still think I'm going to make one out of steel, at least for the time being. Hoping to put the boat in for a first run toward the end of March. d ------------- Danny "no offense- but the rate at which you spread bad information is very impressive" |
Posted By: duffnit
Date Posted: February-19-2007 at 8:51pm
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http://i175.photobucket.com/albums/w160/uscduff/MVC-075F.jpg ------------- Danny "no offense- but the rate at which you spread bad information is very impressive" |
Posted By: duffnit
Date Posted: February-19-2007 at 9:00pm
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Cracked Bracket 
This is what I need to replace. d ------------- Danny "no offense- but the rate at which you spread bad information is very impressive" |
Posted By: 79nautique
Date Posted: February-19-2007 at 9:00pm
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if you are having one made make it from stainless steel instead of AL. ------------- http://www.correctcraftfan.com/diaries/details.asp?ID=756&sort=&pagenum=1&yrstart=1979&yrend=1979 - 79 nautique |
Posted By: duffnit
Date Posted: February-19-2007 at 10:08pm
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While I concur with you and Eric about the stainless, isn't stainless brittle, while aluminum is soft? d ------------- Danny "no offense- but the rate at which you spread bad information is very impressive" |
Posted By: 8122pbrainard
Date Posted: February-20-2007 at 8:04am
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Duffnit, The stainless isn't brittle. The 300 series alloys can't be hardened to that point because the do not contain enough carbon. Depending on the specific alloys, the tensile strength of the stainless is 3 to 10 times that of aluminum. The stainless is a good choice. A little harder to cut but a little easyier to weld. ------------- /diaries/details.asp?ID=1622" rel="nofollow - 54 Atom /diaries/details.asp?ID=2179" rel="nofollow - 77 Tique 64 X55 Dunphy Keep it original, Pete < |