Geez Tyler, What a deal. Glad you got the board down. I think I would run those compression members back to the sides of the cb well. Those screw drives can generate lots of pressure. "Good on ya." Tom B M17 #258 On Sun, Jun 15, 2014 at 8:47 PM, Tyler Backman <casioqv@usermail.com> wrote:
I got the stuck centerboard on my M15 out with a puller (see photos) based on a design by Jim Sadler. The board was really stuck, and hammering down a rod from the top did nothing. Rusting seems to have drastically increased it's thickness. I wish I had tried this puller right from the beginning.
Now which way do I hammer out the pivot pin? Does it matter? I heard once that it's tapered on one end, but I don't know which.
Sincerely, Tyler '81 M15 #157 "Defiant"