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Michael W. a way to drop the board
2008-09-12; 12:24:37 EDT
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Michael W.: I found the equipment you can use to find out why your centerboard will not drop and fix problem: http://www.latsandatts.net/store/home.php?cat=305 Ed K Greenville, SC, USA attachment:See the original archive post[broken link to nabble content:http://www.nabble.com/file/p19459438/Lipstick%2Bon.jpg]
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Michael D. Weisner
Michael W. a way to drop the board
2008-09-12; 14:18:21 EDT
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Ed,
Thanks for thinking of me. I think that a simple snorkel mask will suffice
while in the water. Once on land, lifting her off the trailer is not hard
(see attached photo at the bottom of email.) The centerboard will be
serviced in the spring when I paint the bottom, centerboard and the inside
of the cb trunk and the problem(s) will definitely be resolved.
Mike
s/v Shanghai'd Summer ('81)
Nissequogue River, NY
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Michael W. a way to drop the board
2008-09-12; 19:54:27 EDT
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Michael, I got my board stuck this summer,too. I used the handle end of a 1/2" breaker bar as a pry bar,and stuck it in the bottom aft end of the centerboard well and pryed it down a little at a time. After it moved about 2" it released and fell about a foot until the pendent got tight.( I gave the pendent a foot of slack before I tried to unstick it In case something went wrong,I didn't want it to free fall all the way down.) I also put part of a pool noodle on the handle of the breaker bar so it would float if I dropped it. The water in my lake is real murky,so I did everything by feel. Jerry LoweSee the original archive post
Alan Robertson
Michael W. a way to drop the board
2008-09-12; 21:54:04 EDT
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Michael, Jerry's advice is very good and I am going to keep it in mind for myself. However, if when your Rhodes is rocking and you hear a noticeable bang-bang from the swing keel-centerboard hitting the sides of its housing when in the "full up" position, the main bolt on which it swivels may need tightening to reduce the side to side play in it. This happened to us twice in the last 25 years of sailing our '83. Get out the snorkel or the scuba equipment. "Thor IV" - Lake George NYSee the original archive post
Michael D. Weisner
Michael W. a way to drop the board
2008-09-12; 23:09:01 EDT
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Jerry,
In the past, the board usually drops once I get under and lift it a few
times. It is almost always some sort of mussel or barnacle that jams it.
Moving the board up and down slightly breaks the hold. This year, things
seem a bit different. First, there is an unusually large amount of lightly
attached mussel growth all over the bottom. There may be quite a colony in
the cb trunk. Alternatively, I may have a broken block in the trunk.
Mike
s/v Shanghaid'd Summer ('81)
Nissequogue River, NY
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Michael D. Weisner
Michael W. a way to drop the board
2008-09-12; 23:15:40 EDT
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Alan,
My centerboard does not have a bolt. The pivot is a short length of 1"
diameter stainless steel pipe that goes through the board and rides in
grooves in the fiberglass located on the sides of the trunk. Where is your
bolt? Does it penetrate the sides of the cb trunk? How does it seal out
water since it is below the waterline?
Mike
s/v Shanghaid'd Summer ('81)
Nissequogue River, NY
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