I significantly over-thought removing my rudder. Once I got all the stuff off the shaft and it was ready to come out, it did not fall on its own. I had to turn it back and forth and pull down and then it ended up being light enough to just carry around. All the tackle and lines I rigged ended up unused, but I did have to stack wood under it putting it back because I greased the shaft up enough to where it would slide out on its own.
Thread Creep: For the 35 MK I, the collar that holds the rudder in the boat is *iron* and it will let loose eventually. Also the top rudder bearing is just plastic with a hole in it and if it wears, it allows a lot of force on the lower tube. I replaced the collar with a stainless one, made a new rudder bearing for the top, and put another stainless collar on top of that for belt-and-suspenders. Joe Coquina
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