"Yes, it was cast iron. It made quite a thud when it fell to
the full down position. When we had
it out of the water, it took two guys to hold it up while I
climbed into the cockpit and rewinched
it. Also when it was lifted out of the water I could see that
the board had not broken, but the
retaining pin aft of the board had warped, allowing the
centerboard to fall completely. So the
rope broke, dropping the cast iron centerboard on the retaining
pin, which gave way, and the
centerboard fell to rest on only the pivot pin. Fortunately
that pin held."
>From the archives, last April 12, Jerry M. wrote that on an
older Montgomery 17 with the cast iron
centerboard (like mine), the board is designed to rest on that
pin which has been knocked out. So
obviously I need to replace the pin. Let's hope that I didn't
foul up the pin hole when I removed
the warped pin.
Please note that the probable reason for that stainless steel pin
bending was allowing the board to drop unrestrained! Ease the old cast
iron boards down.
Mark
M17 #400
GRACE
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