Good comment. I hadn't thought about the bounce against the 1/4 inch stop bolt! By the way, what is the specified diameter of my forestay? Mine is 1/8 inch and needs to be replaced. Mark ----- Original Message ----- From: "W David Scobie" <wdscobie@yahoo.com> To: "For and about Montgomery Sailboats" <montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Wednesday, August 17, 2011 9:24 AM Subject: Re: M_Boats: CB stopper pin mark: don't ride on a 'knot' that sits on the hole in the top of the centerboard trunk. the weight needs to be 'held' by the winch. if you happen to hit something with the centerboard, and the board is resting on the stop pin, the board will rotate out of the way and then CRASH down onto the stop pin ... not good. :: Dave Scobie :: M17 #375 - SWEET PEA - www.m17-375.webs.com :: Sage Marine - www.sagemarine.com --- On Wed, 8/17/11, Mark House <itsmark@bresnan.net> wrote:
Dave:
You say I should drop the CB, then raise it a bit to hang from the pendant. I have always just let the weight ride on the stop. Why is that a problem?
Thanks, Mark House Durango, CO
----- Original Message ----- From: "W David Scobie" <wdscobie@yahoo.com>
doug:
glad you have check things out and now _have_ a stop pin. no need for a knot in the pendent. just _slowly_ let the board down until it stops. then raise the board about 1/2", so the pendent is carrying the load, and you are set for sailing.
:: Dave Scobie :: M17 #375 - SWEET PEA :: Sage Marine - www.sagemarine.com
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