Jerry, Any idea when on the new board might be ready? My M17 goes to the boatyard in 2 weeks to have the stuck centerboard removed. I need to decide whether to wait for your board or to have mine reworked. If you need a boat to test fit or just to be first, mine is available, I could deliver it to Sacto. Ken Wheeler ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jerry Montgomery" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, September 04, 2002 9:06 PM Subject: Re: M_Boats: Older M17 Centerboard
> I think I'll get started on the centerboard project when things slow down a > little this fall. Looks like the way to go might be to tool up a glass boat > with a lead core, which would probably weigh less than 100 lbs. I will > probably make the tooling so that I can make the board in a thickness to fit > the trunk. These will not be a cure for boards that stick because the trunk > is collapsing; in these cases the trunk will have to be fixed. Assuming > that that problem is caused by rusting, the leak (where water is getting in) > will have to be fixed, the water removed, and the rusty ballast removed. > This will be neither an easy nor a fun job, but the only sure way I can see > is to dig the rusty ballast out from the OUTSIDE of the keel, ram an insert > into the trunk to maintain the thickness, re-bond some ballast to replace > that which has been removed, then repair the outside of the keel. Probably > several days' work. I wonder if a cast lead extension to the bottom of the > keel, making a fixed keel out of it, might be better in the long run. We > have made two types of fixed keels for the 17 over the years, and both > sailed very well. The first few 17's we made, in 73, had a cast iron keel, > kind of like a Cal 20 keel, with a bulb on the bottom, and they were very > stiff because the weight (550 lbs) was concentrated very low, but, like the > Cal 20's, they hobby horsed a little going into a chop. In the early 90's > we made two or maybe three fixed keel boats with a glass extension and lead > ballast; they went upwind like crazy. Bob Eeg has that extension mold, but > it wouldn't be a good way to change the boat after it was built. > > If any of you have any comments about any of this, speak up and I'll start > another file. The file of respondants to the new CB thjread was lost when > my old 'puter got sick, but I remember that most were in favor of a glass > board rather than a cast one because of cost. When I get organized (!) I'll > come up with some options. > > Jerry > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Wednesday, September 04, 2002 8:21 PM > Subject: Re: M_Boats: Older M17 Centerboard > > > > Jerry, did you get enough interest to justify the production of a new > style > > CB for the M-17? I know a few people responded, but I am not sure if I > did. I > > would like to be put on the list for a CB that will work when I want it > to. > > On the question regarding the CB trunk swelling, what are your thoughts on > > this...If the new CB does not cure the problem, can we remove some of the > > inside of the trunk and not compromise the integrity of the boat? > > Congratulations on another win, this time in Monterrey Bay. You built one > > hell of a boat, but your sailing abilities are probably the key factor! > > Tom Woodworth > > M-17 "Wild Hare" > > > > _______________________________________________ > > http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats _______________________________________________ http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats
