Tom I have not completed the task yet. I have only repositioned the boat on the trailer and spent a lot of time thinking what to do next.
Please let me know how you finally pull it down. I have been able to snake plumbers tape up and around the center board(plumbers tape is just 1 in wide by approx 16 ga. sheet metal). Just haven't figured out how to pull on it. Jim Sadler -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] sion.com]On Behalf Of Tom Hauser Sent: Thursday, November 03, 2005 6:46 PM To: 'For and about Montgomery Sailboats' Subject: RE: M_Boats: Centerboard treatment Hi, Jim: First I'm overwhelmed by the response and advice. It is good to know there will be people who have already gone there, done that with the M's. I have only had her since July and didn't want to fool with the cb as sailing season is closing up - our first snow is due tonight. The second week here, I tried to jack the boat off the trailer using a small hydraulic car jack, made in China, of course. Anyway, the wood I used was not thick enough and it was too risky to have it topple over in the garage. While it was up about 2 inches, I took a 3/16th steel cable and tried to snake it up and over like you suggested. I didn't have the time or know then what I know now as far as how the pendant comes down thru the trunk and affixes to the aft leading edge of the keel. Also I did not see a diagram of what it should look like until the following week. In the past two days since my sos went out, I have had about 20 responses on this. One owner said the knot is important because it has to be positioned just right to keep the cb from banging into the lower cavity while it is down. Also, my pendant is thick yacht mooring line and will just barely fit in the access hole from the deck. I wonder if it needs to be that thick. At this point it is probably jammed by swelling, not corrosion from salt water. Also when I was trying to work on it, I was sure the website said it weighed 200 pounds, which is apparently not so - more like 70. I'll borrow some 14 x 14" butt ends blocks from a construction site and that will give it a firm foundation when I jack it off the trailer. I should be able to move the trailer forward or backward to give the cb a chance to drop. Then I can see what might needs to be done. Stay in touch. Thanks. Tom Kestrel #145 _______________________________________________ http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats _______________________________________________ http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats
