J/30 Class Association Forums J/30 Forum The Boat, Sails and Equipment Removing or Replacing Stuck Shaft

Hey gang, I was getting my cutlass bearing replaced and asked the company to take a look at my shaft seal and coupler plate. The shaft seal needs replacing and the coupler plate appears to be permanently attached to the shaft by their estimation. Their suggestion is to cut the shaft for removal, replace the shaft seal, have a new shaft made, B.O.A.T.

He's gonna do some price checking for me for a dripless seal and a new shaft. I'm pretty handy, but it seems like I could easily spend a day trying to free the shaft with no results. Perhaps now's not a bad time to get a brand new shaft and seal...



I've lost the art of adding an image to a post, but it's in that link.

Thanks,
Blaine