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Re: How do you keep the centreboard down?

Posted by Phil on 8/29/2006, 7:34 am, in reply to "How do you keep the centreboard down?"
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Congratulations John. You'll have to post some pictures. As for your centerboard, often they're a tight enough fit in the case that simply the side load from the sailing forces is enough to hold it in place. If your centerboard is fairly loose in the case, its a good idea to glue some sort of shim material along the sides of the head to snug it up. Some people will add a clam cleat (the type that you can pull the line into from the side) to the top of the centerboard case and use that to cleat the 'board down. Never have a cleat for keeping the board UP as then you'll be in real trouble in a capsize. --Previous Message-- : Pigeon Lake, Alberta, is quite : shallow, but a couple of hundred : feet from shore, it's deep enough to : let the centreboard all the way : down. : : Mine kept creeping back up : yesterday. First day sailing KC3067 : since I finished restoring it. : Keeping the centreboard down is : obviously one more project I didn't : quite know I had to do! : : It's a woodie, restored with WEST : epoxy. What a wonderful experience : to sail it! : : John :

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Message Thread: How do you keep the centreboard down? - John S. Kennedy 8/28/2006, 3:13 pm Re: How do you keep the centreboard down? - Phil 8/29/2006, 7:34 am Re: How do you keep the centreboard down? - John S. Kennedy 8/29/2006, 9:38 am Re: How do you keep the centreboard down? - Robert Levy 8/29/2006, 1:19 pm Re: How do you keep the centreboard down? - John S. Kennedy 8/29/2006, 3:44 pm « Back to thread

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