Bill, I don't know the exact measurements, but most of the trunk is underwater. I've heard of guys using something like a hacksaw blade to slide up past the centerboard to check and clean the trunk. It would have to be a long one to reach all the way. Larry
On Wed, 22 Oct 2003 20:09:05 -0500 Howard Audsley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > 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 > > _______________________________________________ http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats
