Gordon I don't what to scare you but check out what happened to the "sailing vessel Pelican" Here is a link http://picasaweb.google.com/jascopacific/M15KeelRepair
Let us know how your trip to the hoist comes ouy Have a gerat Thanksgiving! Captain James Albert Sadler skipper sailing vessel Pelican M-15 [EMAIL PROTECTED] -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Gordon Gilbert Sent: Tuesday, November 20, 2007 5:15 AM To: For and about Montgomery Sailboats Subject: Re: M_Boats: Centerboard not centered Thanks for your comments, Jim and others. The board did work after my WD-40 applications, but it seemed to stick at the top of its range. You're probably right that, instead of a bent pin, it could be trunk swelling in one area. I hope that's not it. Either way, I'll find out next Monday when I take this beautiful boat to the yard for a ride on the hoist. Regarding the trailer, I'm seriously considering having a local company build a galvanized bunk-type trailer that supports the boat from the hull rather than the keel. That seems to me more suitable for a sailboat than an EZ-Loader. Happy Thanksgiving! Gordon On 11/20/07 12:50 AM, "jim sadler" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > skipper > Does the board go up and down with out problems? I dont think that > the pin is bent since the stop of the retracted board is the top of > the well. If the weight of the hull is pushing up on the center board > it would push the CD against the top of the well. Also if the well is > swelling in one spot it should leave a radius mark on the retracted > CB. > > Captain James Albert Sadler > Skipper sailing vessel Pelican M15 > > On Nov 19, 2007 10:36 AM, Gordon Gilbert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> Hi, everyone: >> >> The centerboard on my just-purchased ¹83 Montgomery 17 appears to be off >> center when retracted into the keel trunk, so that its starboard side rubs >> against the trunk in the aft area (I probed around the retracted centerboard >> with a metal ruler, and there¹s plenty of clearance everywhere but this >> spot), causing the board to stick in the up position. I sprayed WD-40 >> liberally into the pendant hole and was able to lower the board, but I¹d >> like to eliminate the rubbing anyway. >> >> What pushed the board off center, I¹m guessing, is that it protrudes an inch >> or so below the trunk even when retracted, and that the weight of the boat >> sitting on it bent the hinge bolt. Does that seem feasible, and have others >> had this problem? Is it common for the board on these boats to protrude >> beyond the keel trunk? I also noticed that loading the boat onto the trailer >> pushes the board further into the trunk, as there¹s about two inches of >> slack in the pendant from where I could pull it up while in the water. I'm >> hoping that the trunk hasn't expanded; this boat has never been kept on the >> water. >> >> The boat¹s trailer is an EZ Loader with side rollers and a keel roller on >> which the keel (centerboard, in my case) rests. Once I¹ve pulled the board, >> replaced the hinge bolt and re-centered the board (or whatever else needs to >> be done), should I remove the keel roller so that the boat rests only on the >> side hull rollers? Will this put too much weight on the hull in too few >> places? My other thought is to replace the EZ Loader with a bunk-type >> trailer, with the boat supported totally by the bunks. >> >> I¹d appreciate any suggestions on ways to keep my centerboard ³centered² and >> working well. Thanks! >> >> Gordon >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats >> > > _______________________________________________ > http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats _______________________________________________ http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats _______________________________________________ http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats
