[Rhodes22-list] Michael W. a way to drop the board

[Michael D. Weisner]

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

From: <cjlowe at sssnet.com>Sent: Friday, September 12, 2008 7:54 PM
> 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 Lowe
>
>
> On 9/12/2008, "Tootle" <ekroposki at charter.net> wrote:
>
>>
>>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
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