I put the sawzall on the backside of that bronze support and cut the through there and the shaft. Then removed the support and hammered on the end of the shaft to get it to poke out the aft end of the keel. Then drilled a hole in the end of the tube to put a bolt through and slide hammered the tube the rest of the way out.
Yes I had to pull the shaft and stern cutlass bearing housing first.
I would recommend trying to get a pipe wrench that expands inside the tube to grip the tube to try to unscrew it first to see if that works.
I paid $3000 for all my parts and machine work. The new fiberglass tube and stuffing box assembly are top notch though.
Wow! and you just started on it in April, i was having nightmares about having to cut a trench all along the keel to get at it, now after looking at some of your posts it looks do-able and cause i'm across the border it should only cost about 10K! lol
I thank you Sir, I think you may have saved me from an emotional breakdown!!! lol
I'm probably feeling the same way you were when you first started on yours, after you found out it was more than replacing the seals and bearings, but you have given me hope that is going to be better than I thought.
I'll go through all your posts when i have a chance, and try not to bother you too much unless I get stuck, or confused!
An internal pipe wrench, hmm, I wonder if an exhaust pipe expander would work to grip it, but if it expanded too much, it might jam it into the keel even more, interesting, my son and grandson work with stainless tubing, they'll probably have ideas as well, I'll let you know when i can actually see it, doug.