I have learned a hard lesson that if I do not get the centerboard on my M-15 all the way up and tied firmly, it will slip down enough on the trailer to stick between the cross members of the trailer and I need to refloat the boat to get the board up then get the boat repositioned correctly on the trailer. Is your centerboard stuck on the trailer? Steve M-15 # 335 -----Original Message----- From: David Rifkind Sent: Saturday, February 13, 2016 9:33 AM To: For and about Montgomery Sailboats Subject: Re: M_Boats: Trunk Disease
On Feb 11, 2016, at 1:07 PM, Dave Scobie <scoobscobie@gmail.com> wrote:
so in the centerboard stuck?
what brand of trailer do you have?
I don’t know if the centerboard is stuck but I don’t think so. My father in law says it worked the last time the boat was in the water. Indications are the joint sprung while sitting on the trailer for 10+ years. The trailer is an EZ Loader: wishbone frame, two rollers under the back half of the keel (supporting the edge of the centerboard), six wobble rollers on each side. I’ve been trying to figure out if it can be jacked up. The axle and the crossmember carrying the rollers would have to come off. That leaves only the rearmost crossmember[*], right under the tail of the keel, which (with something to fill the gap) would support the keel if that 4” patch is enough to, basically, hold up the whole boat. On odd-numbered days it looks like a good idea and on ever-numbered days it looks impossible. (And Friday the 13th comes on a Friday this month.) [*] Plus a cross-brace up near the fork.