[Rhodes22-list] Centerboard thumping

[ROGER PIHLAJA]

Peter,

It’s a little hard to tell; but, it’s certainly not way out of spec.

When your centerboard stops dropping, how much pennant is left to deploy?  I’m just wondering if, when a previous owner replaced the pennant, did they cut it too short?  Or, does the centerboard seem to run up against something solid with more pennant left to deploy?

Roger Pihlaja
S/V Dynamic Equilibrium 
1978 Sanford, MI

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> On Apr 25, 2024, at 11:51 AM, peter beckerman via Rhodes22-list <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org> wrote:
> 
> Thanks Roger
>   I think I have a bunch of that tubing in my toolbox, so replacing it should be pretty easy.
>   I've gone through the whole centerboard trunk and I don't see anything that looks like it could be fouling the action of the centerboard except the pennant passing through the small blocks.  I'm guessing that the line has simply gotten cruddy and stiff over the years and that fresh lines will free up the action.  I'm going to hedge my bet and go with 3/16 line and maybe I'll get a lawnmower "T" handle if I find the smaller line hard to handle.  If it's too annoying I can always open it up again and install bigger blocks and line.  Right now I need to get a couple of other projects done and get my boat in the lake within a few weeks.
>   Do you think that there's too much room for the pivot bolt in the slot or about right?
> 
> 
>   Peter
> 
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