Rich, I replaced the centerboard pennant on my 1988 M15 quite a few years ago by anchoring in calm water and letting the board rotate down and hang on the pin. It took a few free dives under the boat to get the new rope in (especially since I had to figure out the trick of removing some of the rope's core). I don't remember how I got the new rope down but I probably taped the top of the old rope to the new one and pulled it down. I don't recall it being too difficult and I was able to do it by myself without having to remove the board or lift the boat. -- Brian Ripley '88 M15 #421 Roseville, CA --- Richard Cottrell <rc2222@pacbell.net> wrote:
My Montgomery 15 needs to have the center board pennant replaced. I've read the archives but still have some questions.
1) Does the pin have to be removed? 2) Does the board have to be completely removed from the boat? 3) Is it alot easier taking the boat to a boat yard relative to raising the boat on blocks yourself and replacing the pennant? 4) Do you need assistance raising and lowering the board?
Thank you,
Rich Cottrell
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