I'm not sure about removing rudders but I agree with Perry use at least as many bad words as you do liquid wrench. Good luck.
--- On Mon, 8/23/10, Perry & Cindi <[email protected]> wrote: > From: Perry & Cindi <[email protected]> > Subject: RE: [UnifliteWorld] Removing the Rudders in a 31' express cruiser > To: [email protected] > Date: Monday, August 23, 2010, 5:18 PM > Remove the packing under the rudder > packing nut. That could be binding the > shaft. Also spray a LOT of liquid wrench or something like > that on the > shaft. Push the shaft up, spray and push it down, spray. > There can be a > build up of salt on the shaft. > There is nothing else holding the shaft unless the shaft is > bent. > > Another trick is to have one person in the boat pushing > down and the other > person outside pushing up. Both persons being VERY > AGGRESSIVE > > Do not be afraid to use BRUTE FORCE!!! It will slide out. > Saying bad words > also helps. > > Capt. Perry > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] > On Behalf Of Woogie > Sent: Monday, August 23, 2010 8:09 PM > To: UnifliteWorld > Subject: [UnifliteWorld] Removing the Rudders in a 31' > express cruiser > > I'm trying to remove the rudders. I have removed > everything from the > rudders and unscrewed the packing nuts. The rudders > both pull out > about 2 inches and then just seem to wedge in. What > am I missing? > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the > Google Groups > "UnifliteWorld" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/unifliteworld?hl=en. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the > Google Groups "UnifliteWorld" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/unifliteworld?hl=en. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "UnifliteWorld" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/unifliteworld?hl=en.
