Rudder Inspection - some photos
Ile Jeudi
Bob and Lin Griffiths
Mon 8 Aug 2011 11:30
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Monday 8 August 2011 (1230)
The boat was lifted around midday and
left in the slings whilst the crane staff went to lunch. We lowered
the rudder and removed both bearings. The newish top one is fine but the
bottom one is a very a sloppy fit around the steel rudder stock
(shaft). We were able to take proper measurements of the diameter of the
shaft as well as the overall size of the bearing so we can either order or make
up a new one of the correct size.
The rudder being carefully lowered with the help of
a fork lift truck:-
 Nearly all the way out. The crane had to lift
the boat higher to provide enough space underneath for the rudder to be
removed:-
 The bottom bearing removed from the
boat:-
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