HI Sean, I feel like I should have some advice after pulling my board and cutting my pendant but my approach would be the crane. I just cut off the shackle this morning that had seized that the pendant attached to. I plan on having the marina re-install the board. But that is only because I expect it to be a pain. I have some copper bushings that I am going to install for the pivot pin in place of the weird fibreglass bushing that was in the pivot pin hole. I do not think that the bushings will make the re-install easier so any hint would be appreciated. Hopefully you have a shackle in better shape than mine was. Inspection holes would not have worked on that puppy. Nothing but a serious hack saw worked to get it off. It laughed when I tried to drill out the pin of the shackle. I will keep thinking about how option 3 would be viable. You should have brought in the fairy long ago my friend! Robbin On 11/21/2010 10:01 AM, M23 "Daunltess" wrote:
and the trailersailor.com list as well.
As for me....today I will embark on trying to figure out how in the heck to change out the centerboard pendant on Dauntless, without having to hire a crane to lift her. Floating her, over extending the board, and SCUBA did not work. The keel will not extend far enough to allow access to the pendant. UGH! That leaves:
1. cut into the liner and then into the centerboard trunk to expose the keel from the inside of the boat, switch it and then install inspection hatches
or
2. drive the pivot pin out, hire a crane.....again.......and lift the boat up off of that cast iron plate switch the pendant, re-lower the boat and play the " I can't line the dang pivot pin up again" game , hoping to get the pivot pin re-inserted and the boat off the crane within 59 minutes and 59 seconds.
or
3. Option 3....which I have not thought of yet, but which I hope includes some pizza, a nap, and some kind of fairy that arrives while I am sleeping and makes this all go away! I LOVE OPTION #3!!!
Sean M23 "Dauntless" www.havasumontgomerys.piczo.com www.sailhavasu.com _______________________________________________ http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats
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