Hi Bill, I've loaded my '76 M17 with the board down when the rope broke, no problem. But, like Jesse said, then you have a problem. I had to hoist the boat off the trailer so I could pull the stopper bolt and swing the centerboard all the way down to replace the line. If you do get a diver, maybe while he's down there he could just go ahead and tie on a new rope and save you all that trouble later. He'll have to raise the centerboard a little first to pull the stopper bolt, maybe with a sling. Of course, this is assuming the bolt is exposed and accessible like mine was.
Larry Yake M17, #200 Tullamore On Sun, 1 Jun 2003 19:51:16 -0500 "Jesse Tate" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Bill, > > Check with the marina where the boat is docked for local in-water > bottom > cleaning services. The diver could clean the board for you and > probably > wouldn't mind raising it with a sling around the hull. If the board > is > clean enough to move freely it will go up as the boat is loaded on > the > trailer. She won't come off though (been there, done that). > > Jesse > > M 15 #343 > Carolyn J > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Bill Sylvester" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Sunday, June 01, 2003 6:31 PM > Subject: M_Boats: New old M-17 > > > > Fellow Montgomeryans. > > > > I finally have the trailer at home and am in the process of making > it > > capable of bringing my "New" old Montgomery 17 home. The lady who > is > > selling me the boat presently has it in a slip. > > I asked her last week if the centerboard was down or up, as the > boat > > has been sitting pretty much unused for a couple of years. My > worry > > was that the ocean growth would not allow the board to be raised > if it > > was down. > > I talked with her today and she said she tried to winch up the > > centerboard and the rope broke. I asked if she felt the board > fall and > > she said no. > > If the board is down, will it come up as I try to put it on the > > trailer? The trailer has a rubber roller just behind the axle > which > > looks to me as it might be there for that purpose. > > Please, experienced ones, give me some advice. > > > > Thanks, > > > > Bill > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > 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
