Hmm, I'm afraid I don't see what you're saying. The pics might help. What do you mean by "the table"? And he drilled a large diameter hole through the entire rudder collar donut? That hole would go through the rudder stock too. Or maybe the 37 has a different rudder attachment. The piece I'm talking about is completely smooth on the outside, pictured here: http://www.wbryant.com/StellaBoat/Projects/steering/bearing/sole/bs02.jpg
On Wed, Apr 20, 2016 at 2:52 PM, <cnc-list-requ...@cnc-list.com> wrote: > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Dave Godwin <dave.god...@me.com> > To: "C&C List" <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > Cc: > Date: Wed, 20 Apr 2016 15:51:57 -0400 > Subject: Re: Stus-List Rudder collar "donut" removal > Patrick, > > Another “tool” to consider is something we used when we dropped the rudder > on Ronin. The yard manager cut a section of fiberglass tube, the kind that > you see when manufacturers glass in exhaust outlets for powerboats and > worked that up as a big socket. Pretty easy and quick. Maybe cheaper that > getting something welded up. > > In my case, the dimensions are 5.5” tall, OD is 3.5” and the wall > thickness is 1/8”. With that cut, he created a wooden plug for the top end > and jammed it into the table. After that he drilled a large diameter hole > through the entire section. At the bottom he drilled and then cut out the > slot for the bolt head on my steering top. We ran a long, large diameter > lag volt through the top section for leverage and turned it fairly easily. > > I have pictures if you’d like to see what it looks like. > > Best, > Dave Godwin > 1982 C&C 37 - Ronin > Reedville - Chesapeake Bay > Ronin’s Overdue Refit <http://roninrebuild.blogspot.com/> >
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