Keith Diehl Cottonwood Heights, UT -----Original message----- From: kpkasriel@gmail.com To: montgomery_boats-bounces@mailman.xmission.com Sent: Mon, Jul 16, 2012 01:46:44 GMT+00:00 Subject: Length of centerboard pennant on 2005 M-17 I sail "Reef-or-Madness," a 2005 M-17 out of Sturgeon Bay, WI. A knot was tied on the centerboard pennant that prevents the centerboard from dropping more than 1' 4" from its fully up position in its trunk. Should the board be able to drop further? I would experiment except for the fact that the knot appears to be almost impossible to untie. Also, my cockpit drains, what seems to me, exceptionally slowly. For example, a day or two after a rain, there remains residual water in the cockpit. I have checked the cockpit drains and they are not clogged. Admittedly, I do have enough gear in the cabin to sustain me on an ocean crossing, but even when I place the full weight of my 170 pound torso on the top of the stern wet locker lid, the cockpit still drains slowly. Is this typical of 2005 M-17s? Paul Kasriel Sent from my U.S. Cellular BlackBerry® smartphone