Bob, I have tried that but it appears frozen after four years of disuse by the previous owner. I think will have to lift the boat off the trailer entirely and work on it (safely) in that condition. -----L M-15 hull # 189
-----Original Message----- From: Bob [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, July 22, 2004 8:24 AM To: For and about Montgomery Sailboats Subject: Re: M_Boats: M15 and Centerboard Question Larry You should be able to pull the centerboard line and ' bump' the board up a bit while on the trailer. Bump it up and down about 1/4 inch. Hughston, Larry wrote: >Brian, On my M-15 I have not yet tested to see if the centerboard >drops. I just got this M-15 a few weeks ago and needs some minor but >time consuming work before I launch. My question is, should I be >concerned about visible rust coming through the gelcoat at the >centerboard pin? Is this replaceable or should I not worry about it? >This Monty has been in a good deal of salt water in the San Diego area by the previous owner. > >Thanks for any information on this. Larry, hull # 189, Sacramento. > >-----Original Message----- >From: Brian Ripley [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >Sent: Thursday, July 22, 2004 2:55 AM >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; For and about Montgomery Sailboats >Subject: Re: M_Boats: M15 and Centerboard Question > > >I replaced mine while anchored. It took a few dives, with nothing more >than a face mask, but wasn't too difficult. It would have been even >easier if I had realized early on that the end of the rope needed to be >decored in order to get it to fit in the hole in the centerboard. > >Brian Ripley >'88 M15 >Roseville, CA > >--- Jobst Vandrey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >>How does one inspect and change the painter on the M15's centerboard? >> >>Can this be done on the trailer, or does it require use of a travel >>lift. >> >>Thanks for any insights >> >>Jobst >> >> > > > > >__________________________________ >Do you Yahoo!? >Yahoo! Mail - Helps protect you from nasty viruses. >http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail > >_______________________________________________ >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 _______________________________________________ http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats
