roger, roger ... that photo was picked up from the Mojo for sale site photos. not a vic photo.

Bill -- you are too close to the "racing" hulls ... the guys that cruise aren't obsessed with fairing the strut in every year. They just want a fun boat to sail.

Got the strut off of Chaos this week and found that the two forward bolts holding the strut were glassed over. Only the two stern bolts were accessible. I assume the forward bolts are held in place by nuts encased in fiberglass. The stern bolts are behind the engine bulkhead, while the forward bolts appear to be in front of the bulkhead.

Does anyone know if this is the way all of the boats were manufactured?

Rhapsody is the same.