Hi: My centerboard got jammed retracted when I ran aground on a pea gravel shoreline. It would not go down when I got back in deep water. Had to dive under the boat with a screwdriver and dig out the gravel. Removed the gravel and the centerboard dropped. Whew! Really sweating that one because it occurred on Sucia Island in the San Juans and we were crossing into Canada. Now I always carry a wetsuit, goggles and snorkel on the boat. Pete Winter Sky (Zimowsky) outdoors writer and photographer www.getoutdoorsnorthwest.com <http://www.getoutdoorsnorthwest.com/> Twitter: @zimosoutdoors "Be with Tahlequah" Talhequah, you did this. From the day you lost your baby in the summer of 2018, then your 17-day tour of grief, you've brought the KEY crucial issues to the world to help us save your Orca family.
On Nov 11, 2018, at 12:58 PM, Dave Scobie <scoobscobie@gmail.com> wrote:
You need to figure out if it is the board of the keel ballast.
Look at the keel. Is it uniform in shape Port and syarboat? Bulges? Signs of rust wearing?
Is the centerboard uniform in shape? Bulges? Signs of weeping rust?
Did the board go down easily? Has it been 'getting snug' over time? If no to these questions it is unlikely that it just rusting ballast as it isn't like the rust suddenly explands in hours. Sometimes things get into the truck and jam the board. Small sticks, tree bits and people's in the cockpit and then falling into the cockpit drain can casue the issue you describe.
See the MSOGphotosite.com for descriptions of dropping the M15 centerboard - search 'centerboard'.
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On Sun, Nov 11, 2018, 11:43 AM matthew bowers <offeringgoddesses@gmail.com wrote:
Hi folks,
I am looking for a used/new center board for a 1982 M15. I m not sure I need one but the last sail it refused to retract so I had to force it in as I pulled onto the trailer. Any advice on repair or where to obtain one would be great.
Thanks, Matthew in NM