26' Rudder removal
New owners of a 1988 26, catching up on deferred maintenance.
(I hope this is the correct place to post this, apologies if not.)
I need to replace the propshaft seal and figure out how to get the rudder shaft to not leak, both jobs involve removing the rudder. What is the trick? It looks like I will also need to remove the AP shaft angle sensor but that looks fairly straightforward.
As to the propeller shaft, I have read of folks cutting a hole in the rudder to accommodate shaft removal. Is this a thing? The rudder looks small enough to need all the metal it can keep so I don't want to muck that up.
Any advice appreciated. Thanks.