Mark, The knot is the limit for the centerboard. That keeps the board from over extending and hitting against the trunk. Don't untie it. If you search the archives, you will find several threads on the topic. I don't remember the measurement, but it seems like it was about 13 inches of travel from all the way up, to the knot. Hope this helps. Steve On Apr 21, 2009, at 9:58 PM, Mark Delin wrote:
Hi All,
How far down is the M-15 centerboard supposed to go? The previous owner of our M-15 tied a knot in the centerboard line which prevents it from going down all the way I think. Right now, the board goes down far enough so that the trailing edge of the board is still within the keel trunk. Is is supposed to go down further? I suspect so, since I don't know how else to get access to the line. Is there any reason that someone might not want the centerboard to go down all the way? The boat seems to sail great as is!
Thanks for any assistance!
Mark M-15 Seabright San Diego _______________________________________________ http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats
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