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Old 04-24-2015, 01:44 PM   #9
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Vessel Name: Carolena II
Vessel Model: Nordic Tug 32/34
Join Date: Aug 2012
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Originally Posted by Brooksie View Post
Don't know your exact situation, but none of the above applies to a single screw with the cutlass housing in the keel. In this case, the shaft really has to be removed (good chance to check it for straightness & other problems), and the cutlass split and pulled out or driven out from inside. Easy enough to do but not a job for the inexperienced.
I learned a trick on this. When you install the bearing into the log, leave a very small amount (about 1/4 in. for our boat) sticking out/protruding from the log. Then, when you next need to remove it, you can grab it with a large pair of large chanel locks or a pipe wrench and remove the bearing without pulling the shaft. You only need to remove the prop for the outside bearing. We replaced both bearings, the outside one near the prop, and inside one where the shaft leaves the shaft alley, without pulling the shaft. We even did the inside one without pulling the boat. But that is a whole 'nother story as they say.
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