Donglai, The pin on my CB kept coming out - I tried epoxy, and 5200 and still lost a CB because I forget to check it.
The pin in mine was flush to both sides of the exterior keel. The orginal pin was recessed slightly and you could not tell where it was. I cut 1/4 inch off the pin so that it was recessed and the new epoxy has held for 3 years now. I new it was caused by the trailer vibrations but I never associated the loosing of the pin with the tires. I have stayed with the non-radial tires. Thanks Doug Kelch M15 "Seas the Day" --- Donglai Gong <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hello all, > > I took my M15 "Shaolin" out for first sail of the > season in the Sandy > Hook bay area (by NJ). We had a great time on the > water and did some > beach hopping. I encountered two major issues. > > 1) My Honda 2hp is burning oil and start to smoke > badly when I ramp up > the RPM. We had to shut it off to let it cool > before turning it back > on again. It worked fine afterwards in speed just > above idle, we > cruised at 2 knots or so with the motor all > afternoon. Any ideas on > what could be causing the oil burn? Oil also leaks > out of the exhaust > pipe if I ramp up the engine. > > 2) My centerboard pin almost fell out. After I > towed the boat out of > the water, I saw that the centerboard pin is stuck > out way on one > side. I could push it mostly back in with just hand > force. I don't > want is to sail along and have my centerboard fall > out on me next time > we go out. > > I'd appreciate any idea or suggestions on these two > problems. Thanks! > > Donglai > > "Shaolin" M15 #612 > > _______________________________________________ > http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com _______________________________________________ http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats
