Re: M_Boats: Centerboard Line "Burp" Leakage
CornDog seems to be the exception to the rule. I've never had any water spurt up through the centerboard hole. Larry ____________________________________________________________ Enter for Your Chance to WIN* The TotalBeauty.com Summer Spa Sweepstakes! http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL2141/fc/JKFkuJi7UfhuYZkG3E8SJRHiusSQTDrR...
"CornDog seems to be the exception to the rule. I've never had any water spurt up through the centerboard hole. " Simple......it's that colour. Or.......you might have an intact liner that fits tight to your line. There was the remnants of a UHMW liner when I got the boat...long gone now. T
"Audasea", a 1978 galley model doesn't leak either. A 3/8" braided pendant in a 3/8" hole. For those new to the boat, here is the way the CB trunk looks......on my boat anyway: http://www.msog.org/models/m17/m-17-cb.cfm And a picture of the CB trunk and winch to lift it, from inside the cabin: http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n165/haudsley/P4150017.jpg A lot of other stuff in that picture. You can just barely see the balsa core under the cockpit sole, and behind that, where the water tank used to sit when it had one. I hear it was a 3 gallon tank. On Jun 16, 2008, at 8:13 AM, Tim Diebert wrote:
"CornDog seems to be the exception to the rule. I've never had any water spurt up through the centerboard hole. "
Simple......it's that colour. Or.......you might have an intact liner that fits tight to your line. There was the remnants of a UHMW liner when I got the boat...long gone now.
T
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My centerboard line has a knot in it, so that when the CB is fully down, the knot is jammed against the hole. You should adjust the knot just so, so that the CB doesn't rest on the tang with full weight, and there should not be slack on the CB line. Unfortunately, it's a little hard to do it just right, since you have to have the boat on the trailer to put the knot in, and then put the boat in the water to test the knot location. As always, remember to let out the centerboard SLOWLY, so the cb tang doesn't bang against the stop and break off. The older centerboards were cast iron, which is brittle, and the tang will break off, in which case you'll have to put the knot in the right place anyway. John Fleming M-17: "Star Cross'd"
....man, that is just too clever! -----Original Message----- From: montgomery_boats-bounces@mailman.xmission.com [mailto:montgomery_boats-bounces@mailman.xmission.com] On Behalf Of John Fleming Sent: Wednesday, June 18, 2008 9:15 PM To: For and about Montgomery Sailboats Subject: Re: M_Boats: Centerboard Line "Burp" Leakage My centerboard line has a knot in it, so that when the CB is fully down, the knot is jammed against the hole. You should adjust the knot just so, so that the CB doesn't rest on the tang with full weight, and there should not be slack on the CB line. Unfortunately, it's a little hard to do it just right, since you have to have the boat on the trailer to put the knot in, and then put the boat in the water to test the knot location. As always, remember to let out the centerboard SLOWLY, so the cb tang doesn't bang against the stop and break off. The older centerboards were cast iron, which is brittle, and the tang will break off, in which case you'll have to put the knot in the right place anyway. John Fleming M-17: "Star Cross'd" _______________________________________________ http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG. Version: 7.5.524 / Virus Database: 270.4.0/1506 - Release Date: 6/17/2008 4:30 PM
John: Good idea. I just moved my knot to plug the hole but haven't tried it yet. Thanks. --Gary On Jun 18, 2008, at 9:46 PM, Tim Diebert wrote:
....man, that is just too clever!
-----Original Message----- From: montgomery_boats-bounces@mailman.xmission.com [mailto:montgomery_boats-bounces@mailman.xmission.com] On Behalf Of John Fleming Sent: Wednesday, June 18, 2008 9:15 PM To: For and about Montgomery Sailboats Subject: Re: M_Boats: Centerboard Line "Burp" Leakage
My centerboard line has a knot in it, so that when the CB is fully down, the knot is jammed against the hole. You should adjust the knot just so, so that the CB doesn't rest on the tang with full weight, and there should not be slack on the CB line. Unfortunately, it's a little hard to do it just right, since you have to have the boat on the trailer to put the knot in, and then put the boat in the water to test the knot location.
As always, remember to let out the centerboard SLOWLY, so the cb tang doesn't bang against the stop and break off. The older centerboards were cast iron, which is brittle, and the tang will break off, in which case you'll have to put the knot in the right place anyway.
John Fleming M-17: "Star Cross'd"
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Gary M Hyde -
Howard Audsley -
John Fleming -
Larry E Yake -
Tim Diebert