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Re: How do you keep the centreboard down?

Posted by John S. Kennedy on 8/29/2006, 9:38 am, in reply to "Re: How do you keep the centreboard down?"
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Thanks, Phil. I'm off to the local boat store today, so I'll have a look. --Previous Message-- : 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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