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Richard,
My guess is that the water was from condensation. Way up north  the water 
is usually colder than the air at night. Moisture condenses on the  inside of 
the hull and ends up in your bilge. 
Even though your boat was recycled in 98, the centerboard trunk for the  
dagger board is configured differently from earlier versions. You still have 
the  original centerboard configuration. Whether it is better than the dagger 
board  is still up for discussion and racing.
 
Rummy
 
 
In a message dated 3/17/2014 10:32:41 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
Richard at MacArthurLawFirm.com writes:

Please  clue me in on this. I don't know the difference between the old 
centerboard  and the diamond version whatever that is. I don't know what kind 
of  centerboard I have in my '88 model either. I do know it was refurbished 
in or  about '98 and I have an idea that something was done to the cb at that 
time  because the cb pendant is blue new looking line. Also the cb cap 
seems to be  sealed with a new looking bedding compound and up to now it has 
been dry as a  bone. I say up to now because when we pulled the boat out last 
fall we got it  on the trailer crooked so that the keel was resting one of 
the 2x8 guide  boards that are supposed to center the boat on the trailer. 
This would be the  same as running aground and would force the cb up. However 
on the plus side I  have let the board all the way down ( vertical -------we 
keep it on a hoist in  the summer ), and I note that it was narrow, like a 
dagger board. It seems  hard to believe that narrow board could be wide 
enough to hit the  cb!
cap. We put the boat back in the water right away and put it on  straight 
and stored it in a hangar for the winter. In Michigan we check for  any water 
in the bilge when we put the boat away and we put the boat away and  did 
find about 2-3 inches. We hadn't checked the bilge all summer so I don't  know 
if that was from a leak or an accumulation of all the water we used to  
wash down the boat over the season             (lots of swallows ). In  
addition to the bilge there was a lot of water fore  of the toilet  bulkhead.

I'm thinking water from the cb wouldn't get through that  bulkhead so it 
would indicate it was rain  or water from the pressure  hose we use to clean. 
It gets in under the hatch. 

I don't know how to  check for a cb leak other than putting the boat back 
in the water. I suppose I  could put enough water in the bilge to cover the 
cb cap and then pump it out  if no leaks. That would remove the danger of 
taking too long to get it back on  the trailer if it were leaking and possibly 
sinking. 

I have to mention  that we did hear a crack when the boat got on crooked 
but I think it was the  2x8 which we will have to fix when the boats off the 
trailer.

If we did  break the cb seal I suppose the only remedy is to remove the cap 
bolts and  repair. Does Stan sell a a new gasket/seal and bedding compound? 
If the cap is  cracked I assume it can be repaired with fiberglass but will 
have to be done  so that the side that matches the cb is smooth and fits 
perfectly. 

Any  thoughts on this? Is the cb wide enough to be forced into the cap? Can 
we get  the necessary parts from Stan?



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