Bent Shaft!

Shaft shaped like a banana



By putting a straight piece of wood next to it, you can just make out the gap that shouldn't be there!!



 Kev arrived mid morning complete with his oxyacetylene torch. After a bit of effort both Ian and Kev managed to release the tiller from the rudder shaft. What he found was pretty well what he expected. The shaft had been bent out of shape presumably by Ian clouting the concrete shelf at Sandiacre when reversing into our mooring. With the help of a big sledge hammer and the heating of the shaft by Kev, they managed to straighten it enough so the rudder could be moved from side to side.