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If you are looking to disconnect your rudder from the steering it would be the two bolts on either side of the top of the squared rudder post.

ETY on my Marine Trader

It was quite the relief to get it removed, there were many times laying in bed at night wondering how to go about it and what my options would be, Now just to figure out my replacement options. The beer is tasting exceptionally good tonight 😀

It is a slide hammer marketed for doing automotive bodywork, I did need to modify one of the attachments to be able to fit inside of the tube and pull against the through bolt. I used the slide hammer for a few pulls then used a pipe wrench to rotate the tube then repeat many times. It was...

I have won the battle.

Doesn't Millers Landing have a couple moorings? Maybe they could steer you in a direction.

Repair could always be a possibility.

https://www.trawlerforum.com/threads/fs-1988-albin-27-family-cruiser-30k.71464/ How about this Albin from the TF classifieds?

I would probably do a polyurethane adhesive like 4200.

I would just a good adhesive to mount a block that you could screw to.

Maybe need to solder the wire on pointed end or use a mini spade connector. Since no luck contacting Simrad directly you could reach to a marine electronics supplier that deals in Simrad. Good luck!!

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I do have one friend in the yard and we are the only two working here almost every weekend over the winters. We always check in with each other when we arrive and before we leave. I will not crawl down there again without my phone in reach.

Yes the stainless tube was threaded into the back of the bronze piece in the picture, the rubbing/wear on the bronze piece also carried into and through the threaded end of the tube itself. Being that there was that damage I didn't want to worry about possibly unseen corrosion.

Sean I'd be afraid of pulling it off the stands running from it with a forklift. I think the slide hammer maybe could work just because I was able to get it that far just hitting it with a standard claw hammer with limited swinging room. I'd hate to have to cut out my cabin floor to bust up the...

I have an inquiry into these folks as for replacement option suggestions. https://retmarine.com/shop/custom-fiberglass-shaft-tubes-centek/

Probably would have had people lined up with a chainsaw for a free Gardner.

I've seen that done via YouTube, that looked daunting. I'll get back up there this weekend and start pulling again, I've also wondering if I can't get it removed about the possibility of running a new tube inside the old one.

I saw it for sale and was intrigued, I wonder if someone saved the Gardner engine?

Pierre, I do agree with everything you're saying I do plan on realigning the engine and most likely replacing engine mounts as part of this project. I also need to repair/replace the crossmember that the shaft log was bolted to. Pictures of other peoples removed shafts logs that I have seen the...

I'd hate to epoxy only the hole/wear spots I can see only to have continue to leak due to the unseen. For others that I have followed this is not an uncommon problem with these boats. I have even talked to a couple boat owners of the same make/model as mine that this problem lead to near sinking...

Good choice, we like ours and wouldn't hesitate to buy another when we switch coasts. We may list ours for sale later this summer after we get our summer vacation cruise over.

I am not reusing the tube, the threaded end on the inboard side was worn all the way through the pipe so not really reusable. The tube was pretty much flush once I started. What you see now is how far I was able to tap it out from the inside. Getting something to thread on the outside of the...

It is leaking causing water to enter the bilge from the keel. I need to replace the tube and align the engine.

The length of the tube is roughly Six feet.