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

[Michael D. Weisner]

Alan,

My centerboard does not have a bolt.  The pivot is a short length of 1" 
diameter stainless steel pipe that goes through the board and rides in 
grooves in the fiberglass located on the sides of the trunk.  Where is your 
bolt?  Does it penetrate the sides of the cb trunk?  How does it seal out 
water since it is below the waterline?

Mike
s/v Shanghaid'd Summer ('81)
       Nissequogue River, NY

From: "Alan Robertson" <bigal_61 at msn.com>Sent: Friday, September 12, 2008 
9:54 PM
> Michael,
> Jerry's advice is very good and I am going to keep it in mind for myself. 
> However, if when your Rhodes is rocking and you hear a noticeable 
> bang-bang from the swing keel-centerboard hitting the sides of its housing 
> when in the "full up" position, the main bolt on which it swivels may need 
> tightening to reduce the side to side play in it. This happened to us 
> twice in the last 25 years of sailing our '83. Get out the snorkel  or the 
> scuba equipment.
> "Thor IV" - Lake George NY
>
>  ----- Original Message ----- 
>  From: cjlowe at sssnet.com<mailto:cjlowe at sssnet.com>
>  To: The Rhodes 22 Email List<mailto:rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
>  Sent: Friday, September 12, 2008 7:54 PM
>  Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Michael W. a way to drop the board
>
>
>  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<mailto: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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