Bud, I also forgot to mention that my CB does protrude below the keel by about 1/4 inch when retracted.
Thanks Doug --- Doug Kelch <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Bud, > > I would love to take you up on your bribe. That is > some beautiful cruising area! > > The older M15s may have some swelling in the > centerboard trunk due to iron fillings expanding. > Mine > #310 was one of them. If you look at some old > posting > from Bob Eeg you can make a gauge out of something 1 > 3/8 inch wide and check the centerboard well width. > When I installed my new centerboard with the pin in > the board got stuck 3/4 of the way up. > > I suspect there is more room fore and aft in the > well > than is needed. If the swelling is forward of the > mid > point you may be able to get the board up but not > forward enough to reach the pin hole. My new board > appeared to be slightly thinner forward. > > I had to sand most of the gel coat off of both sides > of my new board to get it to fit. > --- Bud Holzschuh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi All > > > > For those of you who remember I'm the guy trying > to > > install a Montgomery 15 centerboard (hull #256) > that > > had been removed from the boat and completely > > glassed > > over (closing the pivot pin hole). > > > > Well - today I jacked up the boat, drove out the > > 1/2" > > ss pin (good condition) from the centerboard trunk > > and > > proceeded to try to fit the c.b. in the trunk. > > > > Q: When the c.b. is correctly installed - I am > > assuming that it fully retracts inside the cb > trunk > > so > > that none of the boats weight reasts on the c.b > when > > on the trailer. Is this correct? > > > > If so, then I have a problem because when I > install > > the c.b so that it is fully in the trunk the pivot > > pin > > passes just in front of the board. (barely touches > > the > > board) > > > > I am assuming that when the c.b. was > > repaired/glassed > > over, a part of the board near the pivot pin hole > > had > > been damaged/removed and was not replaced! > > > > If all the above assumptions are correct - I am > > going > > to have to add on to the top of the c.b. I am > > capable > > of doing the glassing but would need a pattern. > > > > Does anybody have their c.b. out of the boat that > > would be willing to send me a tracing ?? In return > I > > offer free dockage (transient)on East Bay (part of > > St. > > Andrews Bay) including water and power! (About 15 > > miles east of Panama City, Florida on ICW) > > > > (Actually this offer is good to anyone - just > email > > me at [EMAIL PROTECTED] to arrange.) > > > > Thanks in advance > > > > Bud > > > > __________________________________________________ > > Do you Yahoo!? > > Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up > > now. > > http://mailplus.yahoo.com > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats > > > __________________________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up > now. > http://mailplus.yahoo.com > > _______________________________________________ > http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now. http://mailplus.yahoo.com _______________________________________________ http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats
