David, I bought my boat on consignment at an area boatyard in the middle of February. On her maided voyage the following May I discovered that the centerboard was firmly wedged in the up position (word of advice to new sailors and first time boat buyers...make sure the damn board goes up and down BEFORE you buy the boat!). I laugh now to think that I tried diving under the boat with a screw driver to pry the board loose! I eventually ended up drilling a hole in the bottom edge of the board. inserting a clevus pin and jacking the board out of the slot with a car jack. While deciding on a plan of action, I called Hooper at Hooper's Yachts near Minneapolis. He told me that the earlier Montys used iron shot as ballast in the centerboards, and that mine had probably swelled. He also said that some boatbuilders also added ballast into the centerboard trunk as well, which could conceivably cause the slot to swell also. I don't know if the Montgomerys used iron shot in the trunk, but it might be something to consider. Dale "Sophie Mae" M15 #185
-- David Rossi <David.Rossi@wcom.com> wrote:
I assume that if my old centerboard fit nicely into the space that a new one would too. They should be the same size, right. So on a boat that had the issue of a new centerboard not fitting, how did the old one fit?
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