--- Doug Kelch <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Date: Wed, 2 Jan 2002 16:50:20 -0800 (PST) > From: Doug Kelch <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: M_Boats: First test sail - guess I'll > be buying a centerboard > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > --- David Rossi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Anyone else had to replace the centerboard? > > Suggestions? > I lost my centerboard due the pin coming out while > sailing. The pin actually came loose due to > trailering vibrations and I didn't notice it. You > can > find my used Centerboard on the bottom of Nantucket > sound about half way between Hyannis Ma and > Nantucket:) If you find it you can keep it. > > I obtained new board via Bob Egg but discovered that > it wouldn't quite fit into the well. It turns out > the > older M15s were built with iron as part of the keel. > > The Iron will swell with time probably due to > internal > rust. My M15 is #310 built in 1984. I had to grind > the gel coat off both sides of the CB to get it to > fit. I made a long handled gauge to move around the > centerboard well to find the swelling so that I new > where the tight spots were. > I lightly epoxy-y+ied the pin in and it vibrated out > again. I covered the ends of the pin with boat life > and it came out again. I finally covered both end > of > the pin with sail repair tape and the pin is staying > in. > > > > drain...right? Hers is full of > > black dirt. How do you get in there to clean it > > out? > I use a shop vac to retrieve lost items that find > their way to the bilge. It is a wet/dry vac so when > I > have spilled water in there by accident I use it to > suck the water out. > So... dry vac for valuables, add water, stir well > and > suck it up:) > > > > > Is there any documentation describing how the > > mainsheet is meant to be > > rigged? I think I had it right but there were a > few > > blocks unused on the boom. > On older boats it is not unusual for someone to have > changed the rigging so answers to this may not make > sense. > I believe my boat has the original equipment with a > rope traveler and two blocks at the traveler end, > one > used by the traveler and one for the mainsheet. The > mainsheet ties to a becket?(thingy)at the end of the > boom, goes through the block on the traveler and up > to > the block on the end of the boom, through the block > about mid boom and down to the mainsheet cleat just > in > front of the cabin entrance. > > > Thanks, > Doug Kelch > "Seas the Day" M15 #310 > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Send your FREE holiday greetings online! > http://greetings.yahoo.com >
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