Don, thanks so much for taking the time to respond in this thorough way. I've tried the steel rod technique, but may need to apply a bit more force, as per Bill's suggestion. Your notion of doing a bit of strategic, careful hacksawing makes sense as well. Thank you!
—Steve On Aug 24, 2008, at 10:05 AM, Don Haas wrote: > Hi Steve; > One method I used was to grind one end of a hack saw blade to fit a > reciprocating saw, then sawed between the keel and CB. This > worked to open > up enough space to get the board to come down. I also smoothed the > teeth on > the keel side to only remove material from the CB. I was planning to > replace the CB so I didn't think I would do major damage. A couple > of years > ago when the CB was stuck and I took it to a boat shop, they ground > quite a > bit off the side of the CB to get it to work so I think there must > be a fair > amount of glass over the steel-shot. > > Another thought. Does your boat have a hole drilled through the > two wood > plates on the deck. This lets you push a dowel against the CB. > This trick > worked for me for several years. > > PS Should you want another steel-shot CB to work on, I have one. > Its in > good shape, no splits no cracks. Its just a little fat is all. > > Don > M15-248 > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "steve pearse" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "For and about Montgomery Sailboats" > <[email protected]> > Sent: Saturday, August 23, 2008 9:31 PM > Subject: M_Boats: 'stuck' M-15 centerboard. > > >> Greetings! For the first time, I was unable to coax my >> centerboard down >> during a recent gentle sail. I hate the thought of having to have >> the >> boat attended to at a 'full-price' marina, so I'm hoping that >> some Monty >> sailors will have discovered ways to coax the CB down/ up without >> having >> to resort to major surgery. The boat is still relatively new to >> me, so I >> learn something new every time out. Thanks in advance for any >> advice you >> can offer. >> >> Steve on Whidbey >> 1981 M-15 #163 >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > > > > _______________________________________________ > http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats Steve Pearse [EMAIL PROTECTED] _______________________________________________ http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats
