I stick my M15 CB from bouncing on the bottom frequently as well. I have drilled a 5/16 th hole 1/2 inch in front of the pennant hole. It requires a long drill bit to go through the teak in front of the bridge deck and through the splash guard and. You can then insert a 1/4 inch rod and push the board down if it is not stuck to bad.
1/2 the time I have to hop overboard and dive to it. It takes a lot of wiggling to get it to drop. Thanks Doug --- Rik Sandberg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Jim, > > Are you sure it's the center board trunk? Or, is it > possible the center board pennant has gotten wedged > between the centerboard and the trunk? On our M-15, > if I get into shallow water and the board gets > pushed up by the bottom, before I get around to > raising it myself, the lifting pennant will > sometimes get stuck between the board and the side > of the trunk. And yes, it binds it up real tight. > > Not saying it's not the trunk swelling, but I would > check this first. Ours works fine, as long as I > always pull the board up with the line. > Unfortunately, last time we were out I screwed up > and rubbed the board on the bottom and right now > it's stuck again. > > Something to think about. > > Rik > > -----Original Message----- > >From: Jim Sadler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Sent: Feb 21, 2007 11:25 AM > >To: [email protected] > >Subject: M_Boats: M15 stuck centerboard > > > >My center board is really stuck. > > > >I think it is probably a steel constructuon and has > expanded. > > > >How do you get them loose? Any idea would be > appreciated. > > > >Jim Sadler > > > > > >_______________________________________________ > >http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats > > > > > _______________________________________________ > http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats > ____________________________________________________________________________________ Never Miss an Email Stay connected with Yahoo! Mail on your mobile. Get started! http://mobile.yahoo.com/services?promote=mail _______________________________________________ http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats
