[Rhodes22-list] Replacing Centerboard Gasket

[mweisner at ebsmed.com]

A lesson learned!  Not to rub salt in the wound, I didn't see the picture.

What a mess!

Mike
s/v Wind Lass ('91)
Nissequogue River, NY

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From: Rhodes22-list <rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org> On Behalf Of Richard Stott
Sent: Monday, September 30, 2019 10:45 AM
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Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Replacing Centerboard Gasket

Boy do I have a gasket/cap project!
The attached photo shows what can happen  when the boat is launched with the Center Board line not cleated. 
Here is the story - and I’m sticking to it. 
I have had my ’84 Continental since I inherited it from my dad who bought it used in ’89. 
I have re-bult most of the interior and I use the boat a lot. 
For 6 years I’ve had it hauled and lunched professionally back and forth to my driveway. 
This year I finally completed that trailer rebuild project and hauled it for the first time on the rebuilt trailer. 
Everything went smoothly until the boat was out and I was not happy with the balance on the trailer. 
I decided to re-lauch and move the boat further toward the trailer tongue.
While the boat was out, I asked my helper to release the ‘red’ line on the bulkhead - I was going to begin de-rigging and roll up the jib fuller, but got distracted with the boat position. .
I meant the jib fuller, but my helper ( good sailer, but not familiar with the boat)  released the CB cleat (also red) which I didn’t realize. 
When we relaunched, the boat slid nicely off the trailer and into the shallow water at the ramp.
The CB deployed as the boat was moving backward - and hit the shallow bottom. 

Before we realized what happened, we had the boat back on the trailer.
Something was odd, but I didn’t know what. 
When we pulled it the 2nd time, the trailer tires looked flat and the trailer seemed even more unbalanced - it was also pouring water from the boat. 
I climbed on and discovered the CB popping through the CB trunk cap and water had filled the boat to the a few inches over the cabin sole floor.
We had managed to ‘sink’ Dadventure, right on its new trailer.   
Flooded the pull-out storage box, my tool box, multi-meter and lots of stuff that doesn’t like to be wet.
It broke  the 3/4” plywood sole cover in the process, which is an easy fix - the cap - not so much.
What a mess!

I was considering replacing my original CB with a Diamond Board - maybe now is the time. 
Can anyone explain the pros/cons of such a change? 
Can I get a new cap from Stan or do I have to rebuild one myself? 

I can tell you with certainty that the same thing will never happen again, but this is a major repair that I didn’t expect. 
Ric
 sv Dadventure 

Richard Stott, AIA, LEED AP 
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