[Public-List] Rudder shaft tube

[Bill Boyle]

I'd like to start by saying thanks to all who responded to my
questions on fixing the pin on the bottom of the rudder.  I'm in that
process now.  We have removed the rudder.  That was a relatively easy
job.  Our boat has the two part shaft and we removed the 5 bolts
holding the rudder to the upper shaft.  We then removed the two
gudgons, one on the keel and the other on the rudder.  They were held
together with a pin that had been worn down to half it's size. The
pin was not secured in either part.  It was free floating. I have a ½
inch silicon bronze rod that I'll use as a replacement for both pins. 

This is an older boat and we have the fiberglass tube  that runs
from the inside bottom of the boat to the bottom of the cockpit sole
where the shaft goes through.    The tiller head and the shaft have a
lot of play in that tube.  I haven't taken that off yet.  Can anyone
tell me what is inside the tube in the way of bearings that might
need to be replaced?  Since the rudder is off I just have to take the
tiller head off and the shaft should just fall out of the boat.

Any thoughts are welcome.

Bill Boyle
Slainte
#129

 

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