My board hangs up in the spring. I've found that motoring around the harbor with a small amount of slack in the pendant does the trick. The motor vibrations cause the board to drop free.
----- Original Message ----- From: "Conbert H Benneck" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, April 05, 2002 6:16 PM Subject: Re: M_Boats: Centerboard Won't Drop > Steve, > > I presume that you have physical interference between the C/B and the > slot walls. Mud? Barnacles? Debris of some kind? > > Knowing the clearance I have in my slot, I be prone to taking a > carpenter's hand saw and tring to remove the impediment. > > There should be enough clearance so that you aren't cutting fiberglass - > board or slot - just the barnacles or debris holding it in place. > > That would be an approach I'd try. With the fiberglass C/B you don't > have the rust expansion problem that the M17er seem to have. So, if the > board isn't swelling; and the slot isn't contracting; then clearance > remains the same except for gunk, or whatever is holding it from dropping > down. > > Connie > > ________________________________________________________________ > GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! > Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! > Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: > http://dl.www.juno.com/get/web/. > > _______________________________________________ > http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats > _______________________________________________ http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats
