oceandreams89
Member II
Goodmorning All,
I am hoping some of you out there have had the experience of removing your rudder for bushing replacement on an E38-200, or similar. Our vessel is a 1989 model. I have a moderate amount of play in the rudder shaft noted first my a hardly noticable "clunking" while the boat was pitching or rolling in seas or at anchor. After haulout I noticed that the rudder can be moved back and fourth and side to side a moderate amount in its tube.
The yard was estimating a 10-12 hour repair to remove, replace the rudder and knock out the bushings for replacement. I would rather try myself first as I do 99% of the work on this boat myself and get great satisfaction out of it. (as does my bank account for not having to pay the yard.
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Can anyone tell me the correct method for removing and replacing the rudder and the bushings? I figure I would have to have the yard make the bushings from delrin and perhaps press them in if there is a real trick to it. Any help anyone can offer would be great.
Thanks to all.
Todd
I am hoping some of you out there have had the experience of removing your rudder for bushing replacement on an E38-200, or similar. Our vessel is a 1989 model. I have a moderate amount of play in the rudder shaft noted first my a hardly noticable "clunking" while the boat was pitching or rolling in seas or at anchor. After haulout I noticed that the rudder can be moved back and fourth and side to side a moderate amount in its tube.
The yard was estimating a 10-12 hour repair to remove, replace the rudder and knock out the bushings for replacement. I would rather try myself first as I do 99% of the work on this boat myself and get great satisfaction out of it. (as does my bank account for not having to pay the yard.

Can anyone tell me the correct method for removing and replacing the rudder and the bushings? I figure I would have to have the yard make the bushings from delrin and perhaps press them in if there is a real trick to it. Any help anyone can offer would be great.
Thanks to all.
Todd