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<div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><FONT face="Courier New, Courier, mono">Before winter I removed my rudder, which had a hairline crack on its bottom surface, and brought it indoors away from our sub-zero temps so that it could dry out.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>It took quite a bit of pounding with a mallet to get the shaft and rudder all the way out.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Now, as I contemplate re-inserting it after the repair, I am at a loss as to where I will pound on it to get it back up all the way where it belongs.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> Pounding from the bottom on the new repair does not seem like an option. </SPAN>Any ideas out there?<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></div>
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