[Rhodes22-list] Diamond Board Question

[Slim]

Bill, et. al.,

I've never had mine open so I couldn't say, but if it has pulleys there's
not much mechanical advantage because it's fairly heavy to lift.  I've only
seen the thing under water while swimming--I've never had the boat high
enough on blocks to let the CB down on the hard.  Although I'll need to at
some point so I can get some fresh paint on it.  Under water I can just see
the end of the blue line tied to the hole in its aft edge when it's down.
But if Bill's pull is only 6" and mine is more than two feet obviously there
have been significant changes over the years.

Slim

On 10/2/06 9:52 PM, "Bill Effros" <bill at effros.com> wrote:

> Slim,
> 
> Does your centerboard have the pulley system inside?  I'm pretty sure
> mine is a direct pull.  The pulley system uses far more line depending
> on how much mechanical advantage is employed.
> 
> Bill Effros
> 
> Slim wrote:
>> Bob,
>> 
>> Ours is a 1990 and we have the diamond board.  Guessing, I'd say our total
>> throw is between two and a half and three feet.
>> 
>> Slim
>> 
>> On 10/2/06 8:01 PM, "Bob Keller" <r22yankeeclipper at hotmail.com> wrote:
>> 
>>   
>>> Can any of you who own late model ('94 and newer) models with the famous
>>> diamond board tell me how many inches of the pendant do you let down from
>>> when the board is fully up until it is fully deployed (all the way down)?
>>> I'm trying to determine if my CB/DB is working properly because it drops
>>> down a whopping 6 inches when fully deployed.
>>> 
>>> Thanks,
>>> Bob K
>>> Yankee Clipper
>>> 
>>> 
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