Jim, This question begs to be asked. Was the problem with rusted punches in the trunk/keel or would a simple CB replacement have fixed the issue? Man, does this job look painful. At the end of this season, I will pull my CB and inspect for swelling. I appreciate all your photos and postings. This is really helpful. Fair Winds, Skip Campion Wild Guppy #201 -----Original Message----- From: jim sadler <jimsadler@jascopacific.com> To: For and about Montgomery Sailboats <montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Sun, 3 Jun 2007 6:12 pm Subject: M_Boats: M-15 keel repair I finally got the centerboard down. Go to the attached link and you will see why it was stuck Normal thickness is 1 in. Where the steel ballast was rusted it had swollen to 1 1/2 inches. Suggestion for those with steel filled CB. Be sure that you patch any cracks or dings. Save yourself a whole lot of grief. Here is the link http://picasaweb.google.com/jascopacific/M15KeelRepair Thanks for all of your suggestions Captain Jim Sailing vessel Pelican _______________________________________________ http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats ________________________________________________________________________ AOL now offers free email to everyone. Find out more about what's free from AOL at AOL.com.