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deancockayne
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Cutlass bearing

Has anybody got any tips for changing the cutlass bearing on an Oceanis 50? The issues I have are:
It's not the usual rubber flanged bearing.
I'm not sure at this stage if it will pull out without removing the shaft. If I have to remove the shaft how does the coupling come off the inboard end? It looks like there must be a spline fitting or maybe a taper with a large nut
inside the coupling. How do I undo the nut? Is it right hand or left hand thread? Will the shaft clear the rudder?

What problems can be encountered when putting the shaft back through the stern gland?

And how does anybody get things done in such a tight space!!!

Dean.

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