Leaking Rudder Shaft

[joyoflive]

ON MY 1993 CATALINA/MORGAN 38 CENTERCOCKPIT DEVELOPED A LEAK AT THE RUDDER-SHAFT INSIDE THE BOAT.THERE IS BAD ACCES UNDER THE STEARING-QUADRANT FOR TOOLS ON THOSE BIG HEXNUTS.IS THERE ANY WAY TO REPLACE THE PACKING WHILE IN THE WATER?OR DO I HAVE TO HAUL THE BOAT OUT AND DROP THE RUDDER?

 

[Stu Jackson]

You might want to contact Catalina to see how your box was made. Here's ours: http://www.c34.org/faq-pages/techdata-rudder-packing-gland.html

If it's the same, it appears you can lift the top section off by loosening the three bolts.

 

[Shona]

ON MY 1993 CATALINA/MORGAN 38 CENTERCOCKPIT DEVELOPED A LEAK AT THE RUDDER-SHAFT INSIDE THE BOAT.THERE IS BAD ACCES UNDER THE STEARING-QUADRANT FOR TOOLS ON THOSE BIG HEXNUTS.IS THERE ANY WAY TO REPLACE THE PACKING WHILE IN THE WATER?OR DO I HAVE TO HAUL THE BOAT OUT AND DROP THE RUDDER?

Hello, I also have a Catalina/Morgan CC 38 with rudder shaft leakage. I would be interested in how did you solve your problem. Where you able to repack the shaft, how did you go about it? Did it required removal of quardant and packing nut? Thank's Shona