I’ve been lurking for a while re rudder removal on my 1986 C30 short rig Fin Keel. The fact is that I have water intrusion and want to remove it to drain and reseal. This is my boat and I don’t go offshore with it.
It seems like all the other posts about rudder removal seem to go into a lot about hole-digging. Let’s assume thats not a concern for me.
My question for you: the other posts about this job talk about removing the 4 quadrant bolts and the etiller bolt and that will be enough to remove the rudder. My quadrant has a fifth bolt that appears to pass through the rudder shaft and is bolted on the other side.
I stopped by the boatyard today to confirm that i could loosen all the bolts. Ill bring my jack back later this week and i expect this will go pretty easily from there. Thoughts?
It seems like all the other posts about rudder removal seem to go into a lot about hole-digging. Let’s assume thats not a concern for me.
My question for you: the other posts about this job talk about removing the 4 quadrant bolts and the etiller bolt and that will be enough to remove the rudder. My quadrant has a fifth bolt that appears to pass through the rudder shaft and is bolted on the other side.
I stopped by the boatyard today to confirm that i could loosen all the bolts. Ill bring my jack back later this week and i expect this will go pretty easily from there. Thoughts?