Bill: To get an idea of what it all looks like down there, take a look at the centerboard pictures on the MSOG website:
http://www.msog.org/models/m17/m-17-cb.cfm I too have often wondered if the sticking board problem on some boats is due to marine growth and not a swelling of the cast iron ballast in the trunk. Howard M17, #278 On 10/22/03 6:37 PM, "Bill Sylvester" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Larry, > > The old M-17 has been sitting in her slip, unused, for over two years. > I am concerned that some marine critters have attached themselves to > the inside of the trunk. If they are hard shelled they might bind the > board. How much of the trunk is underwater? If it is only the first > couple of inches, there might not be enough growth to matter. We will > see. > > Thanks, > Bill > _______________________________________________ http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats
