About the bearings: most of our boats have acetal bushings top and bottom in the fiberglass tube. When the rudder is out you can grease it up and/or drill holes for grease fittings. With the fittings you can lube it without removing the rudder. After removing the steering quadrant there should just be a single bolt with rollers on both ends. Pull that and the rudder will fall out. I had to work with the boat yard to do it while on the lift. You will probably find an acetal ring on the stock where it exits the rudder. This is a spacer and thrust washer to prevent the rudder from thumping up and down.
If you find that your bushings are worn beyond your comfort, there is an epoxy product that you can inject between the stock/shaft and bearings to "rebuild" them. I think West Marine sells it. I say as long as you don't feel any lateral slop then you should be fine. Grease it up annually and be done with it. Josh Muckley S/V Sea Hawk 1989 C&C 37+ Solomons, MD On Jan 26, 2014 8:30 PM, "Jason Shoemake" <[email protected]> wrote: > I have a question for the vast knowledge found here. My recently acquired > '78 29 MK1 is on the hard with bottom, now clean as a baby's booty, ready > for paint. There's a rust looking substance on and around the rudder. Where > could this be coming from? Is it possible to remove the rudder and replace > bearings, bushings and the like? Where can I find replacement parts? Any > advice, or help - I can have an endless supply of beer - will be > appreciated. > Thanks, > Jason Shoemake > 1978 C&C 29 MK1 > South Mississippi > > Sent from my iPhone > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > http://www.cncphotoalbum.com > [email protected] >
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