I had some scaffolding frames and a wood beam. I rigged a come a long on each side and just started lifting. No worries. As far as getting the inside well back I plan to put some wood wedges in the well to force it back to where it should be. I will be epoxying the new lead ballast into place and this should hold the well to the correct shape when I remove the wedges. The roughest part was the removal of the steel/resin with air chesil. This is hard and no fun at all.
Any idea or suggestions would be appreciated. I am sailing in uncharted waters. Captain Jim Sailing vessel Pelican On 5/27/07, Gilbert Landin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
What a project Jim. I just removed, cleaned and epoxyed my m-17 centerboard and noticed I was a little tight. I am hoping it will last another 10 years before I have to undergo this surgery. You used the chainplates to raise the boat? How did you get it up so high? Once the old punchings are out how do you get the swelled fiberglass in the inside of the trunk back to normal? gilbert -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] om] On Behalf Of jim sadler Sent: Monday, May 21, 2007 1:39 AM To: For and about Montgomery Sailboats Subject: M_Boats: M-15 stainless centerboard As anyone ever used a solid stainless steel plate for center board? Since I need to replace it I am thinking of plasma cutting a solid plate. I would try to match the weight and center of gravity of original board. Should it be heavier ? Captain James Sailing Vessel Pelican _______________________________________________ http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats _______________________________________________ http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats
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