rudder removal

We are attempting to remove the rudder on our custom C&C 43, to service and replace bearings as needed. Have successfully removed all the nuts and bolts of the quadrant, but having trouble with the final bolts securing the post in place. Can anyone describe how these last threaded bolts need to...

My Hunter 18 has two 1/8" lines on the rudder - to tie it down or lift it. When I leave my boat on the mooring, I leave the rudder on, since it is difficult to remove, it is heavy and there is some risk of dropping any of the pins or even the whole rudder in the lake. I typically try to tie...

Anyone have any tips on dropping the rudder on a Hunter 34? I have to replace the cutlass bearing and either have to pull the prop shaft or pull off the strut. The bearing is to corroded to press out (have tried with Strut Pro and hydraulic press). I am worried that the strut itself might be...

Hi.....our boat is lifted out every fall for the winter. This past spring, I noticed a series of horizontal hairline cracks wrapping around the leading edge of the rudder on our Beneteau 323. It was too late to do anything about it at that time bit now that the boats are again out of the water...