After re-reading your post, I couldn't help but think that the eye splice has been done. And, by Steve Shenkle see this page:
http://www.msogphotosite.com/M17KeelMonster.html Bill On 8/26/08, Bill Lamica <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi David, > I remembered seeing a suggestion made by Jerry Montgomery. The paragraph > below is taken from the page link: > > http://www.msogphotosite.com/M17CICBord.html > > "A tip from Jerry Montgomery: The line used to raise and lower the CB is > 5/16... The trick is to cut away about 4" of the internal core and use that > part to tie off at the CenterBoard, making the knot small enough to fit > properly in the CB Trunk". > > Bill > > > > > > > On 8/26/08, David C. Patterson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> Here is another possible centerboard problem: getting it stuck in the >> down >> position, but not due to swelling of board or case. My M17 (Cloud Girl, >> #393) was reported when I bought it this March to have had the centerboard >> refinished, and indeed has a new 3/8" yachtbraid pendant. But after my >> first solo sail a week ago, the board would not come up. I still managed >> to >> get it on the trailer, barely and very tilted, and got it back to the >> storage yard at the south Denver reservoir where I sail her. Yesterday I >> had the yard workers lift her, we tapped out the stop pin, and discovered >> the board was jammed against it because the tang was worn just enough. >> Amazingly, it jammed hard enough to support the weight of the boat! A >> little welding built up the tang sufficiently to stop against the pin >> again. >> The pendant was still attached with a somewhat fat but tight bowline. But >> after the boat was back on the trailer, I discovered the knot was so big >> that it had broken through some damaged fiberglass at the top of the >> centerboard case. I had noticed a bulge and thought it to be water damage >> somehow. Now I will get to repair that area, after I connect the pendant >> to >> the board in a better way. Why isn't it spliced on, I wonder? Winter >> work >> on the board system coming up. My appreciations to all who have shared >> about their board work, and left photos on the msog.org site. Just >> knowing >> how everything is situated helped me make this problem manageable. As to >> the solo sail, I need to arrange a jib downhaul for soloing. While she is >> a >> very forgiving boat, there are times when going forward to drop the jib >> seems foolhardy. And how is it that the M17 seem so nimble and so beefy >> at >> the same time? >> >> _______________________________________________ >> http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats >> > > _______________________________________________ http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats
