Hi Bob,
Thanks for the compliments. It's been a long haul, but I can finally see light at the end of the tunnel
My rudder shaft misses the bearing by a fair bit, but the way I see it the poor boat has sat out of the water on her keel for 7 years so things are bound to be a bit crooked. I'm confident that when she's back in her element, gently cradled by the ocean again, all will be well. If the alignment isn't quite right, well ... it worked fine for over 30 years the way it was so that's the way it'll stay.
I made my own bushings from acetal rod, which is self-lubricating and does not swell in water. Even with the misaligned shaft the rudder turns easily. The original brown bushings were still pretty good, but it seemed wise to replace them while things were apart.
When I installed the traveller I found the bridge deck has a camber, but the traveller track is straight, so the ends of the track were about 5mm above the fiberglass. Again, I suspect some deformation in the hull from being keel-bound for so long. A couple of plastic wedges have temporarily cured the problem, and may need removing after the boat has had some time back in the ocean. I'll take it easy on the old girl for the first while, then we're going to do some serious sailing!