How to Replace a Shaft Strut on a sailboat. Sailing Reverie - Sailboat Restoration - Part 1

Have you ever wonder what is under the deck of your boat? Have you every wonder what it takes to replace the Shaft Strut on your boat? This is the first of three videos where we show you the inner areas of Reverie, our 1985 Pearson 34 sailboat. As part of our sailboat restoration project we had to replace the shaft strut which was significantly damaged by low level current. This made it brittle and creates a safety risk for us while sailing. So we had a new shaft strut build by General Propeller and are now taking the fist set of steps to make the replacement and installation of our new shaft strut. We are looking at the Shaft Strut area, what is in there and what we have to do clean in order to get ready to re-install our new Shaft Strut, Shaft, Shaft Seal and Shaft Coupler. If you like these videos, please subscribe to our channel. Here is the timeline: 00:00 Introduction 01:07 Going down below! 01:13 What lays beneath 01:24 How much space is there? Port Locker 01:42 Fuel Tank 02:28 Transmission, Stern Tube, Exhaust 03:03 Propane Locker 03:31 Transome Drains 03:46 Rudder Tube 04:00 Shaft Strut Mount, Backing Plates 05:54 Starboard Locker 05:25 Pedestal, Cable Links 05:55 Interior barriers 06:53 Galvanic Isolator 07:39 Water Heater 07:57 What we found when we cleaned the Shaft Strut Area… 09:57 Wrap-Up Video Equipment Used - Iphone XMAX - https://amzn.to/37D3IZk - Video Editing: Camtasia 2020 - https://techsmith.z6rjha.net/j0LQZ - GoPro Hero7