Hello,
I've got a new-to-me Shannon 38 and (among other things) I am trying to do what's best for my
rudder shaft. The previous owner said he'd been meaning to grease it but he never has. He said to look for a grease fitting but I've looked and I don't think there is one. The action on the
rudder is good, the
cables look good and the
surveyor found the rudder and related
hardware to be sound.
I
lost the rudder on my last
boat to a corroded shaft and I'm very eager to avoid ever repeating that. But it also seems that if the shaft is not meant to be greased then it could do more harm than good.
Anyone know if/how I should grease the shaft or fittings, or the hinge point at the bottom? What kind of periodic
maintenance do you do? I will try to contact the manufacturer eventually but I wanted to check here first. Thanks for any input.