Aug 16th
Update
What was I saying yesterday about my 'man that can' couldn't fix our severe tiller wobble problem? Well he proved me wrong, that man of mine is a genius!
He was convinced that what we rolled over was a mound of masonry (builders rubble) and the bouncing must have pushed the rudder stock upwards, popping it away from the cup and through the top bearing. (This can be seen in the photo below), To try and rectify the problem two grub screws either side of the base of the swan neck had to be removed. Ian jiggled the tiller and wow was he lucky when the rudder stock dropped back into its locating point. The grub screws were replaced and voilà... no more light tiller movement or uncomfortable juddering when steering.
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| The 3mm gap showing the bearing has been forced up |
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