John, I found that getting a piece of rubber fuel line the length of the width of the cb slot and running the stop pin through that while it is inside the cb slot gives you a rubber bumper surrounding the stop pin. I have dropped the board, accidently, down on the pin in this condition with no damage to the keel.I think the pin is 3/8th ss so I bought the rubber fuel line which is reinforced rubber with a 3/8 inch bore. Tom B On Wed, Jul 13, 2016 at 12:11 AM, John Schinnerer <john@eco-living.net> wrote:
Speaking of heavy centerboard protocol...I have a '74 M17.
What I've been doing is slowly lowering the board until I feel it gently contact the stop pin, then taking up slack and putting a bit of tension on the pennant, so that the weight is not 100% on the pin (maybe almost not on the pin at all).
Is that a Good Way To Do It, or if not, what is better?
thanks, John S.
On 07/10/2016 09:45 PM, Gary Froeschner wrote:
I bought a 1976 M17 about 3 years ago with a broken keel. The center board retainer pin broke out the bottom of the keel like the center board was dropped hard against it. The pin is missing. It broke through both sides of the keel.
I am finally getting ready to do this repair and looking for some guidance. Has anyone done this repair? Is this a common mishap?
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