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1 - I reacquainted myself with a fellow who worked at Seidelmann's 20+ years
ago and he described how he recalled the struts were installed. I have
tried to translate his explanation to a crude drawing (attached).
Basically, it involves determining the proper position (?) along the
underside of the skeg - then grinding a flat spot on the bottom of the skeg
so the flat mounting plate on the strut can be fit flush and the holes (he
recalls it was 6) can be marked and pilot holes drilled into the f/g. Then
the strut is epoxied and screwed to the skeg...and finally, using something
like West System, the area is filled, faired, sanded, etc., to complete the
job.I'm guessing if you carefully grind the f/g immediately surrounding the
area where the strut attaches to the skeg, you will expose the flat
plate...after that, good luck. If you cannot remove the screws in the
normal fashion, you may have to drill them out - then fill the holes with
epoxy and redrill to mount a new strut.
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2 - Speaking of a new strut, I have emails out to a couple of marine
products locations that may either be the Seidelmann supplier or know who it
was. At the very least, I've located someone who says they can build you a
new one if you can get all parts of the broken one to them to use to build a
mold. If I can find the original supplier, one thing they will probably need
to know is the shaft size (7/8", 3/4", 1", etc.) - assuming Seidelmann used
different sizes on different boats. I know the S37 uses a 1" shaft, but not
sure about the 299.
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