Hi Nancy Others have addressed your concerns perfectly. Your boat has steel shot instead of lead. This rusts and swells sometimes. Lead will not rust. Shaving the board (we use a belt sander) usually works. If in the future the board continues to stick (not likely) we do sell a thinner board that is lead filled. Just contact me off-list for information. Water backflowing from that forward drain is not an issue. Nothing to worry about. I suspect you will have no further problems with the centerboard and will have a great sailing season on your new Boat. Your boat is perfectly safe and I hope you can come to the Lake Havasu event next year and bring the M_15 with you.! Always good to have new people attend. Here is the link: http://www.sailhavasu.com/ Sean Mulligans event.! Take care Bob www.montgomeryboats.com (949) 489-8227
Date: Mon, 9 Apr 2012 15:07:56 -0400 From: nancylauprescott@gmail.com To: montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com Subject: M_Boats: Is this normal?
We are brand new to sailing and just purchased an M-15 (hull 322) on which to learn.
On our first sail (we were out of town) the CB would not drop. Took her to a marina and they provided a temporary fix by "shaving" the CB which they said had expanded. After returning home we took her out yesterday for about 3-4 hours. Halfway through our sail water small amounts of water (no more than 1-2 cups) began to enter the cockpit through the hole at the CB rope. IS THIS NORMAL? Am suspicious we have some major CB work ahead of us. Can anyone confirm this? Is it safe to continue sailing?
Thank you in advance for any insights, advice, etc.
Nancy Lau