Hi, I am in desperate need of a strut for a 1980 or so Kirby 30. Strut was taken off to be repaired and lost by shop....so now the owners are calling and have sold the boat..thanks
Re your replacement strut, most replacement struts today (including the one on my Kirby 30 hull #8) are fabricated as a stainless weldment where the original was a bronze casting. There are one or two on the internet who make them. usually welding a piece of pipe (into which the cutlass bearing is driven) onto a solid SS riser. The riser is suitably ground teardrop beforehand. Good luck........ Francis Tibbetts
Any reason you're raising dead threads??? This is the second of Kirby 30 thread that you've revived from the dead...
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Originally Posted by francist
Re your replacement strut, most replacement struts today (including the one on my Kirby 30 hull #8) are fabricated as a stainless weldment where the original was a bronze casting. There are one or two on the internet who make them. usually welding a piece of pipe (into which the cutlass bearing is driven) onto a solid SS riser. The riser is suitably ground teardrop beforehand. Good luck........ Francis Tibbetts
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