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Cutless

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#1 ·
Can anyone tell me if I will need to drop the rudder on an Ericson 38 to replace the cutless bearing.
 
#2 ·
I dont see why you would, you need to remove the prop . My prop would not come off. I had to remove my stuffing box and the inside transmission flange and I pulled the whole prop and shaft out together then I was able to slide my old cutlass bearing off the other way. If my prop would have come off like its supposed to this would have been extremely easy.
thomas
 
#3 ·
Oh yeah, you are probally going to have to take your cutlass to a machine/prop shop to have the old one removed and a new one pressed in..........and while your at it you might as well have them check out your prop(make sure pitch is right), and make sure your shaft is true.
thomas
 
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