Sean: My choice would be the inspection plate idea. Have fun. -----Original Message----- From: M23 "Daunltess" <nebwest2@aol.com> To: montgomery_boats <montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Sun, Nov 21, 2010 8:02 am Subject: M_Boats: Holy Cow it's been quiet around here.. and the trailersailor.com list as well. As for me....today I will embark on trying to figure out how in the heck to hange out the centerboard pendant on Dauntless, without having to hire a crane o lift her. Floating her, over extending the board, and SCUBA did not work. he keel will not extend far enough to allow access to the pendant. UGH! That eaves: 1. cut into the liner and then into the centerboard trunk to expose the keel rom the inside of the boat, switch it and then install inspection hatches or 2. drive the pivot pin out, hire a crane.....again.......and lift the boat up ff of that cast iron plate switch the pendant, re-lower the boat and play the " can't line the dang pivot pin up again" game , hoping to get the pivot pin e-inserted and the boat off the crane within 59 minutes and 59 seconds. or 3. Option 3....which I have not thought of yet, but which I hope includes some izza, a nap, and some kind of fairy that arrives while I am sleeping and makes his all go away! I LOVE OPTION #3!!! ean 23 "Dauntless" ww.havasumontgomerys.piczo.com ww.sailhavasu.com ______________________________________________ ttp://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats Remember, there is no privacy on the Internet!