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I have the tiller steering still. I pulled all of the bolts that hold on the tiller and the block. Any other ideas of what could jam it up?
Zach Schofield
73 MRK II
Savannah GA
Well to answer some of your questions no I did not pull the boat, myself and the repair guy pulled it while she was in the water still. The bend in the shaft was directly above the top of the fiberglass of the rudder its self. I did not see it get put in but it was done while still in the water with a swimmer in the water, and the maintenance guy using the main sheet connected to the boom to pull it up.
Due to the bend I could not move the ruder after the grounding, as it kicked up the top rear of the rudder and it was jammed on the hull, but it was moveable after we brought the rudder and shaft down an inch.
When I tried to drop the rudder this time and had these difficulties I call the marina maintenance I used and he told me that when he put it in it was stiff but went in smooth. Since he did it in the water he would not have been able to get that much leverage to jam it this bad, I think. I was also able to use the tiller for a four day sail to get home. Any ideas?
Zach Schofield
73 MRK II
Savannah GA
Well long story short I can’t get my rudder out of the boat. The top of the rudder shaft is now lodged about 3 inches into the rudder shaft tube, and I can get it no farther. I have tried shaking it from the outside while some one hits the top of the shaft with a mallet and pipe from the top, letting it soak in penetrating oil for several days then repeating and it’s still stuck.
The rudder took some damage when I hit a shoal several weeks ago so I pulled the rudder (which only took 10 mins), had the shaft straightened at a shop, then reinstalled. When the yard put the rudder back on they did so without grease so it was quite stiff. When I got back to my home port I opted to pull it again, grease everything then put it back, but when I went to pull it this time no luck.
My understanding of how it is made is that it has no real bearings just a stainless steel shaft in a brass tube. What can I do to get it out?
Zach Schofield
73 MRK II
Savannah GA
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