Bill, I had to load my M17 (#200) once with the centerboard down when the pendant broke. It worked fine. My trailer has a roller under the centerboard that pushed it up as the boat came onto the trailer. Larry On Wed, 22 Oct 2003 10:20:14 -0700 Bill Sylvester <wmcsyl1@cox.net> writes:

It looks like I am finally going to get to bring old #279 home. The major hurdle is that the pennant that raises the centerboard is broken, and the centerboard is down. Getting her on the trailer could present a problem so I have come to the experts for their opinions. I have a couple of ideas: It might just swing into the trunk as the boat is winched onto the trailer. (??????) My present idea is to tie off a line to one of the winches, run the line under the boat, have a diver position it under the centerboard,

then use the other winch to pull the board into the trunk.

Do either of these have merit?

The final fix is to give the guy in the boat yard $180 to pull it and put her on the trailer.

What do you Montgomerians think?

Thanks,

Bill and Darcy Sylvester M-17 #279 Endelig

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