June / July 2021, Part II: OK, so now that I finally had the props off, it was time to pull both shafts, and examine the cutlass bearings and shaft seals. Again, easier said than done. Since I also wanted to replace the rudder shaft seals, I decided to drop both rudders first, to provide a bit more room to work. You can see the rudder shaft seal leakage right here: There was a spare seal in the spare seal carrier, visible at the top of this picture, and most repair yards would simply have ripped out the old seal, cleaned the shaft, and dropped the replacement seal into position, but I wasn't about to do that without examining the rudder shaft for wear. So, I disconnected the tiller arms from each rudder, loosened the retaining collars, and dropped both rudders out of the boat. That also made it easier to pull the old seals. I'm glad I went the extra mile, as the replacement seals were pretty old, so I wound up throwing them out too. Next up - pulling the shafts. Once t