[frers-list]Cutlass Bearing Replacement Advice

[martín contal]

Thank you gentlemen for your sharing your experience, information and
advice!
Clearly, removing the rudder shouldn't be required and I'll discuss with the
shipyard.

Now, I'm I correct in assuming that if the rudder doesn't show signs of any
issues better to leave it undisturbed?
Or would it still be worth removing to assess real condition?

Martin


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[mailto:frers-list-admin@lists.frers33.com] On Behalf Of Hoyt, Mike
Sent: February-03-16 7:18 PM
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Subject: RE: [frers-list]Cutlass Bearing Replacement Advice

Wrap a line around prop and bend strut. That way while you are paying
someone to remove strut to fix it everything is easy. Also super expensive.
Never had to remove rudder

The downside was that only was cutlass bearing worn but so was shaft at same
place. New shift was $1200 CAD.

Mike
Persistence
Halifax, NS
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[frers-list-admin@lists.frers33.com] on behalf of Arthur Kelley
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Subject: Re: [frers-list]Cutlass Bearing Replacement Advice

My yard wanted to cut and replace the shaft, but similar price.

I replaced mine myself without removing the shaft. Cost me about $50 I
think. This is the professional tool to do the job. http://www.strutpro.com/

If you poke about on the Internet there are plans to build the tool
yourself.  It's nothing more than a couple of plates, one with a 1" hole
(remove prop anyway) and the other with a 1" slot to slide over the leading
side. A couple of hefty threaded rods and a sleeve, which is the trickiest
part to size. Here is a video https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=GZQHLvUUyuE#

Another club member needed to do the same job and he's a machinist. I
provided the plans, threaded rods and nuts and he made the plates and sleeve
(collet) out of scraps.

2 set screws on one side, don't remember which, came out easily but I was
prepared for the worst.

I think it only took me an hour or two.

Art

On Feb 3, 2016, at 5:43 PM, martín contal
<martin06@contal.ca<mailto:martin06@contal.ca>> wrote:

Hi everyone, I'm re-posting this message since I've been having some issues
with my frers-list registration. Hope it'll work now:

My surveyor indicated that I need to replace the cutlass bearing and the
shipyard where "austral" currently stays is quoting me the following:

"Remove rudder to remove shaft, pull prop and shaft and replace cutlass
bearing:12 hrs of labour US$1,276 total ".
I'm told that they cannot remove the shaft without removing the rudder.

Knowing that my rudder seems to be OK and having read the many posts about
rudder bearing issues, etc. I rather leave it undisturbed. So, I've gone
through all the frers-list archives since 2004 to this date, as well as the
FAQs in search of tips. Seems to me that it shouldn't be necessary to remove
the rudder at all.

If anyone who went through this work could share some advice and experience
it'll be much appreciated! (I need to confirm go/no-go by next week).

Martin


martin contal
::austral
ottawa, canada
613 286 7189
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