If the pintles/gudgeons are rattling (and mine do sometimes), one
solution is to steer the motor slightly to one side, and then
compensate by steering with the rudder the other way in order to go
straight. That puts a little more tension on the pintles/gudgeons and
may stop the rattling.
--Gary Hyde
2005 M17 sailboat #637 'Hydeaway 2'
We can't change the wind, but we can trim our sails.
On Aug 16, 2007, at 4:49 PM, Larry E Yake wrote:
Couple more things you could check are the cockpit hatches and the
pintles/gudgeons. I have one hatch cover that I have to sit on while
motoring or it rattles a bit at certain RPM's, but the worst was
the old
gudgeons and pintles before I replaced them. They were worn and
sloppy.
Made a lot or racket with the old 2 cycle I used at that time.
Larry
On Wed, 15 Aug 2007 14:01:55 -0700 RandyG <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
writes:
Harry,
I'm trying to think what could rattle on an M15 while motoring. One
thing you could do to check the centerboard would be to raise or
lower it and see if the noise changes. Also, you could pull up on
the centerboard pendent with a steady pressure and hold it there,
and see if the noise changes. It is normal for the centerboard to
have some play in the centerboard cavity. Pulling up on the pendent
would take-out most of the play.
On our M15 I recall the adjustable motor mount and boarding ladder
also had some rattle to them. It seems like the vibration of the
outboard at low engine speeds (especially a 4-stroke) would rattle
most anything rattleable. I often raise or lower the motor speed
slightly to take out some of the vibration echoing through the
boat.
Randy G.
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Hi M15 owners: When motoring with my M15, there is a loud vibrating
noise{racket}. I've tried to locate its origin but no luck. Could it
be the centerboard rattling? Thanks for any clues. Harry Elmslie
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