Sounds like your yard is trying to drum up some business. My yard did it without dropping the rudder. I have wheel steering and pulling that all out is a PITA. An outfit called "StrutPro" sells a puller, but if you are very handy, you could make one. http://www.strutpro.com/index.htm Don, #6293, Niceville, FL
--- On Wed, 2/24/10, William L <[email protected]> wrote: From: William L <[email protected]> Subject: [IC27A] Cutless bearing To: [email protected] Date: Wednesday, February 24, 2010, 4:48 PM The boat yard is going to install a new cutless bearing. They tell me that they may have to lower the rudder to remove the shaft so they can get at the bearing. The bearing puller will not fit between the shaft and the hull. Has this been a problem for anyone else or is this something with which that I have to live? [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
