Doug Kelch wrote:
I lightly epoxy-y+ied the pin in and it vibrated out again. I covered the ends of the pin with boat life and it came out again. I finally covered both end of the pin with sail repair tape and the pin is staying in.
A friend made a new centerboard for me out of 1/2" plate steel this past summer. A new board ordered from Bob E. didn't fit into the slot of my 1981 M15 (the board was later passed on to Doug who made his previously mentioned modifications). Rather than epoxy the pin in when I installed the board, my friend tapped the ends of the pin, inserted flat head allen bolts through 1" diameter stainless caps and Loctited the bolts into the ends of the pin. The caps were machined so that the head of the bolts fit flush inside of them. The result is a one inch diameter by 1/8th inch thick disc on either side of my keel. If I need to remove the pin in the future, I will only have to lightly heat the bolts to break the Loctite and remove them. Dale Williams "Sophie Mae" M15 #185