Mike. The bottom pintle has 2 locations. The forward bolt passes thru with a Spacer in between to accommodate the rudder when extended. The aft holes are two different flush counter sunk individual short bolts that have a locknut on the outside. It might look like one bolt but it’s two. To remove you’ll need an angle 90degree philips head screw driver to hold the counter sunk flush head while you wrench the lock nut off. The reason it’s flush is so the rudder can pivot. Good luck. Bob Sent from my iPad
On Jul 27, 2023, at 2:58 PM, mike witkin via montgomery_boats <montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com> wrote:
I want to take apart the rudder on my newly acquired M15 for refurbishing and would appreciate your help.
Is there anything unique about the bolt that passes through the lower Pintle bracket and the rudder? On my rudder this bolt has a lock nut and threads on each end. Both lock nuts are "frozen" to their respective bolt ends. Each nut turns freely left & right independent of the other nut. In other words, the bolt seems to be broken in half. The bolt(s) don't move in or out when turned. I'm reluctant to force out without checking the group's wisdom. Anything unique about this bolt?
Your help is much appreciated. Fair Winds, Mike W