I also replied with no response from Jerry. I think at least 6 of us have responded to this email. That's half of the dozen he wanted. Ken Wheeler M17 "MoBettah" ----- Original Message ----- From: "Howard Audsley" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, April 10, 2002 8:13 PM Subject: Re: M_Boats: New centerboards
> On 4/10/02 9:53 PM, "Honshells" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > Have those of you out there who have expressed interest written directly to > > Jerry, using the address Larry provided below: [EMAIL PROTECTED]? > > > > I did, but didn't get a reply. I suspect that when Jerry is working and in > his "zone", things like email don't rate. I know they don't for me. > > I also included a suggestion to consider beefing up the tang and stopper pin > arrangement. Since the tang of these heavy boards rest on the stopper pin, > it can take a beating if the board rides up over something and then drops on > it's own. My stopper pin had been replaced before due to damage, and was > damaged again (bent) when I looked at it. An engineer friend suggested > replacing the pin with a bronze bushing arrangement, where two pieces, about > 3/4" to 1" in diameter with flanges on the outside are pushed in from both > sides, and screwed together in the middle, resulting in a pretty solid piece > spanning the trunk, and heavy enough for abuse. But for that to work, the > tang on the CB would need to be shaped to fit it. > > And if allowed to overbuild her as I was taught to do with farm equipment, > the waterline of the boat would be right below the toe rail :) > > Howard > > > > _______________________________________________ > http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats > _______________________________________________ http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats
