[ Post a Response | North American Fireball Message Board ]
Posted by Robert Levy --Previous Message--
on 8/29/2006, 1:19 pm, in reply to "Re: How do you keep the centreboard down?"
199.198.254.100
Never use any cleats to hold board up or down...board must have pennant that raises and lowers very easy for the helm to operate...boat is very sensitive to board position and balance adjustments are critical to smooth,fast sailing.
: 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
:
:
:
Message Thread:
« Back to thread
Thanks for stopping by!
Phil Locker - CAN14678 - marshall of the message board