One other thing to consider for CB connection is the size of the shackle. My "LITTLE BREEZE" had a stuck board a couple of years back, caused because the shackle was to wide and got turned and wedged. It was a real pain getting it unstuck. I replaced the shackle with one that was less wide and for that matter shorter too as a long shackle can get wedged between the top of the CB and the trunk. Regards..Arnold Sharpe..M-17 #265 'LITTLE BREEZE" On Aug 26, 2008, at 6:33 PM, Bill Lamica 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 _______________________________________________ http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats
