Don Thanks for that tip on the CB but that will have to wait till next season as I keep the boat in the water at a slip. It appears that it will go all the way down after a while but if I retract it will become stuck so I just leave it down. How difficult is it remove can it be done on the trailer? George Merry Helen M15 #602 'We Can Not Control the Wind But We Can Adjust our Sails' -----Original Message----- From: montgomery_boats-bounces@mailman.xmission.com [mailto:montgomery_boats-bounces@mailman.xmission.com] On Behalf Of Don Sent: Tuesday, June 04, 2013 8:15 PM To: montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com Subject: Re: M_Boats: M15 Centerboard One thing I did when having stuck CB issues on my M15 was to grind a hack saw blade to fit into a recip. saw. Then move it fore and aft on each side of the CB and trunk. I think I may have smoothed one side of the blade down as well. This was a short term solution. I eventually replaced the cb with a new one from Bob E. It did get me in the water though. Don M15-248 On 6/3/2013 3:07 PM, Scott Larson wrote:
I have been painting the bottom with epoxy barrier coat. First I suspended the boat to paint the keel with 4 coats of barrier coat, then a few coats of bottom paint. While I had it suspended, I had to pry it (the centerboard) out. I looped a strap around it before resting the boat on the keel again so I would have something to pull it down again when I launch it. At that time I will lift it with a crane and free the board before putting it in the water for the rest of the season. I was thinking of drilling a very small hole in the bottom corner where the cb always seems to stick out a little bit so I have a means to pull it down, but was reluctant to do that just yet. Anyone considered that?
BTW, my CB is black. Is that the original finish? I was thinking of pulling it at the end of the season to work on it so it will freely go up and down. But for now, I just want to sail!
Scott Larson