Looking for a good quality strut for sport hydro ?

[Andris Golts]

Hi all looking for a strong and good quality strut for my 23'' round nose hydro that i run on 4s . The Speedmaster .21 strut i have in the work shop is way too big. I have a BJ 29 strut on my 23'' mono strong casting but the bushing wears out fast. What strut would be suited for this application ?Regards Andris Golts.

[rol243]

firstly you need to find out whats the better suited strut bottom for your hydro, ie; flat bottom or round bottom. what size shaft does this hydro use ?

[ray schrauwen]

On boats like this I just buy a cheap Chinese strut with 4mm or 3/16" bushings and remove them and drill/ setup as speedmaster style bushings.

Lots to choose from.

[rol243]

On boats like this I just buy a cheap Chinese strut with 4mm or 3/16" bushings and remove them and drill/ setup as speedmaster style bushings.

Lots to choose from.

Thats a very good idea Ray, the old school lead/ teflon bushings do seem to become sloppy quite quickly, i much prefer the speedmaster type brass sleeve bushing.

[longballlumber]

These work well for applications that require something smaller than the .21 sized speedmaster... And they still use the brass floating bushing (which I prefer).

https://www.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin...?&I=LXPGS3&P=7

Later,
Ball

[rol243]

abit expensive considering Hobby King have these struts for around $10.

[Andris Golts]

Hi rol243 i looking for round bottom strut for 3/16 '' stub shaft. Regards Andris Golts.

[Andris Golts]

Hi rol243 the previous post should of read looking for round bottom strut for .130'' cable to 3/16'' stub shaft Regards Andris Golts.

[rol243]

Hi rol243 the previous post should of read looking for round bottom strut for .130'' cable to 3/16'' stub shaft Regards Andris Golts.

so you just want a 3/16 size round bottom strut Andris.

[Andris Golts]

Hi rol243 yes im looking for a 3/16'' round bottom strut to suite a 23'' hydro. Regards Andris Golts.

[Luck as a Constant]

wouldn't this be the one you want? https://www.offshoreelectrics.com/pr...d=ros-spds-005

[rol243]

First post , i think Andris has the Speedmaster strut but its too big.

[Luck as a Constant]

Yeah he has the 21. That's the 20 I linked