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When cured, sand the top and bottom of the
tube flush.
You may have to run a 1/8 drill bit thru this
bushing several times until the rudder shaft
turns smoothly, without being tight.
With the boat upside down and the rudder in
place, set the keel shoe on the keel, and poke
the rudder shaft up into the plastic bushing.
The keel shoe should be pretty straight on the
keel.
You will have to sand a bevel on the front of the
shoe to match the hull bottom.
Once you have the shoe fitted, its time to screw
it down.
Before we mount the shoe, we need to
countersink the 3 holes for our flat head screws.
You can use a countersink if you have one, or
you can use a ¼ inch drill bit to carefully
countersink all 3 holes.
Be sure you countersink the side opposite of the
bevel.
Put the shoe back in place and mark the
location of the 3 holes in the keel.
Drill the holes with a 1/16 drill bit.
Be careful not to drill too deep and hit the shaft
tube.
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