Brad Graves
Junior Member
My rudder was bent up while tow-boat ripped off cleats and the boat swung aft as it moved. Is there anything between the rudder and hull that I need to loosen or remove to drop the rudder? It is a 1978 sloop.
Dropping rudder on E27
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Lucky Dog
Member III
dropping a 35II rudder
FWIW
We have 1973 35II and dropped the rudder last fall while on land. It was way heavier than I thought it would be. If you have tiller steering as we do (and no auto pilot), once I removed the cap from the top of the rudder post in the cockpit There was only one bolt to remove and down it went. Note to self, next time have bigger friend to play catch with.
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FWIW
We have 1973 35II and dropped the rudder last fall while on land. It was way heavier than I thought it would be. If you have tiller steering as we do (and no auto pilot), once I removed the cap from the top of the rudder post in the cockpit There was only one bolt to remove and down it went. Note to self, next time have bigger friend to play catch with.
ml