Hello, concerning the missing centerboard. When I bought my Montgomery 15, it did not have a centerboard.I happened to have an old c/b from a Lightening . The C/B of this Lightening was made of galvanized so I made a pattern, Knocked off the sharp edges and it’s working just fine. Buying a dump bound sailboat may be the way to go. No, sorry, I no longer have the pattern I made.Mike On Tuesday, February 4, 2025 at 09:06:43 PM CST, Eric J Nelson <uralite@gmail.com> wrote: Dear Don, I am in Rathdrum Idaho. there is a guy in Bayview that has a 15. His name is Jeff Kuiper. I have his contact info and before you make one it might make sense to drop his, make a detailed pattern for all Monty 15 owners. I also know some divers that might be able to help find yours in the spring if you have a rough idea where you lost it. Eric Sent from my iPhone
On Feb 1, 2025, at 14:42, Henry Rodriguez <heinzir@gmail.com> wrote:
Here's a video of someone who made a replacement board. Not a lot of details given so you might want to contact the owner.
https://youtu.be/M4jqBFtTfv8?si=uJ77TlxlEvwHNc97
Henry M17 #310 Monita
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On Sat, Feb 1, 2025 at 3:57 PM <donkuehne@hotmail.com> wrote:
Still hoping I may find actual dimensions, but measuring the trunk is where i'll head. Be interred in a price for a finished new or used one. But alas I am a wood worker and that is my back up plan. Considered aluminum too, and potentially some sandwich construction.
Thanks for those comments. The average depth may be 40 ft but where I was, likely deeper. Light even in our crystal clear spirit lake only penetrates about 30 ft. And I really have no idea we're it actually came loose. I sailed likey several times without the rope. (It went first) So I thought I was ok till winter with it down. I started to notice horrible pointing. But it really wasn't till I got her out of the water that I knew what that bump really was.
-Don