One of the joys of owning a boat is the continuous maintenance required to keep the thing afloat. Our boat is 15 years old and the rudder bearing is wearing out and needed replacement. When we first bought the boat there was a slight play in the rudder and after the long passage to the Lousiades the play had become worse. As we needed to get the boat anti fouled we decided to get the rudder bearing replaced at the same time.
It is good to know that the rudder was never going to fail. It is solidly built and took a lot of effort to get it back in place.
The steering is now much lighter and responsive. It will make "Pukey " the auto pilot job much easier.
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