On 15-Sep-13 11:47 AM, casioqv@usermail.com wrote: Hi Tyler, The centerboard pivots on a pin. The pin is held in place with a bit of caulking - it is not glassed in place. Pin removal is fairly simple. Poke around in the area with an icepick, and you'll quickly feel the difference between "glass" and the caulk. Once you have located it, go to the other side and do the same. Then - from what I've read from other members in the past, pin removal becomes just a matter of tapping it out. There must be a lot of detailed descriptions of "How to Do it" in the archives. Once approach is to use a hacksaw blade and see if you can clean up the sides of the C/B slot so that the C/B will be freed. Others have taken it to a boatyard and had them do the job. Again, go to the M-Archives for details and more information. I have never had that problem, so can only pass on the fact that others have had the problem and explained how they solve the problem. If you found one; a second one minus that problem is lurking out there somewhere. Happy Hunting Connie
In my search for an M15, I found a 1981 where the swing keel is rusted and expanded so that it won't lower.
How difficult and expensive is this to fix? Should I run scared or consider this a good opportunity for an affordable boat?
How does the swing keel come out? It seems that it pivots on a pin, but is the pin permanently glassed in and require cutting a lot of fiberglass to get it out?
Thanks, Tyler Riverside, CA