Doug Kelch wrote:
> 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.
>
A friend made a new centerboard for me out of 1/2" plate steel this past
summer. A new board ordered from Bob E. didn't fit into the slot of my
1981 M15 (the board was later passed on to Doug who made his previously
mentioned modifications). Rather than epoxy the pin in when I installed
the board, my friend tapped the ends of the pin, inserted flat head
allen bolts through 1" diameter stainless caps and Loctited the bolts
into the ends of the pin. The caps were machined so that the head of
the bolts fit flush inside of them. The result is a one inch diameter
by 1/8th inch thick disc on either side of my keel. If I need to remove
the pin in the future, I will only have to lightly heat the bolts to
break the Loctite and remove them.
Dale Williams
"Sophie Mae" M15 #185
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