Hi Dave
Heard no noises in fwd or reverse after rope removed.
Boat is out of water now
I have enough space for the whole shaft to clear the rudder I believe
the reason for cutting would be due to the potential difficulty and damage
done to shaft couplings.
I assume the shaft log is a stuffing box with a piece of hose clamped onto it? Assuming rubber hose in good condition no need to replace it? Is taht sold separately? The shaft is 1 iinch bronze and may be 50 yo . I had cutlass replaced 20 yrs ago. a new coupler was installed then
should i try to pull it off with bolts and socket as spacer?
Thanks Dave
Art
Last edited by ArtJ; 10-09-2019 at 12:53 PM.
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