George, My M-15 trailer was rigged by a previous owner with a plank to support the keel and the system works great. There are no rollers anywhere. The rig has two bunkboards to support the hull and a wide plank probably a 2X10 under the keel. Two smaller boards probably 2X3's are fastened on edge to the top of the larger plank to form a channel the keel slides into as the boat is pulled onto the trailer. This whole assembly is about 8-10 feet long and extends from the rear crossmember on the trailer forward. When I first got the boat the trailer had a pair of those plastic pipe guides mounted to center the boat as it was pulled on the trailer. There was enough give in the pipes so that if I was loading the boat in a cross wind or current situation the keel would sometimes land outside the groove and I'd have to re-launch and reload the boat to get it properly seated on the trailer. The trailer also had a pair of those short bunks that hit the sides of the hull and provide additional side to side support. With the keel in a groove and wide spaced bunk boards those weren't doing anything useful so I moved them back on the trailer to replace the plastic pipes. Haven't had a problem since then. CAVEAT: The ramps I routinely use are all steep enough that I can float the boat off/on the trailer. With a shallow ramp such that you are dragging the boat on and off this system will not work and you will need rollers under the keel. If this is your situation make sure one of the rollers is under the centerboard when the boat is secured in the traveling position. If the CB pendant breaks or slips out of its cleat it will hit the road if there is no roller to catch it. Hope this is helpful, Fair Winds, John Roland. On Thu, Jun 6, 2013 at 1:46 PM, George Iemmolo <griemmolo2@gmail.com> wrote:
ALL
As long as we are talking about loading M15's on trailers.
I have some work to do on mine. The front roller is completely disintegrated so I will have to replace it. I have some questions my trailer has 3 rollers should they all be at the same level? My last Boat a Pearson 23CB trailer had a Board the keel instead of rollers I was thinking of converting to a board for the keel vs. the roller system. Any one have a trailer set up this way?
George Merry Helen '96' M15 #602 'We Can Not Control the Wind But We Can Adjust our Sails'
-----Original Message----- From: montgomery_boats-bounces@mailman.xmission.com [mailto:montgomery_boats-bounces@mailman.xmission.com] On Behalf Of wcampion@aol.com Sent: Thursday, June 06, 2013 6:52 AM To: montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com Subject: Re: M_Boats: M15 Centerboard
All,
Another risk of not raising the CB prior to loading your boat onto the trailer, is the possibility of the pendant becoming wedged between the trunk and the CB. Then you're really stuck........lol
Don't ask me how I know this.........
Skip M-15 #201 1982 M-10 #177 1974 M-5.8 #28 1973
-----Original Message----- From: stevetrapp <stevetrapp@q.com> To: For and about Montgomery Sailboats <montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Wed, Jun 5, 2013 10:25 pm Subject: Re: M_Boats: M15 Centerboard
George, I made the mistake of pulling my M-15 onto my trailer without having the enterboard secured all the way up. When I pulled the trailer out of the water, he slightly floating boat settled and crunched the centerboard. Had to raise
he boat up to allow the centerboard to drop down enough to repair. We used acks and 4X4s, (there was another recent M-boat e-mail describing how to do
hat) but if I do that ooh s--- again, I will tow it to a shop with a boat lift nd pay their spendy fee to save the muscles in my back. teve -15 # 335 ----- Original Message ----- rom: "George Iemmolo" <griemmolo2@gmail.com> o: "'For and about Montgomery Sailboats'" <montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com> ent: Wednesday, June 05, 2013 6:52 AM ubject: Re: M_Boats: M15 Centerboard
Don
Thanks for that tip on the CB but that will have to wait till next season as I keep the boat in the water at a slip. It appears that it will go all the way down after a while but if I retract it will become stuck so I just leave it down.
How difficult is it remove can it be done on the trailer?
George Merry Helen M15 #602 'We Can Not Control the Wind But We Can Adjust our Sails' -----Original Message----- From: montgomery_boats-bounces@mailman.xmission.com [mailto:montgomery_boats-bounces@mailman.xmission.com] On Behalf Of Don Sent: Tuesday, June 04, 2013 8:15 PM To: montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com Subject: Re: M_Boats: M15 Centerboard
One thing I did when having stuck CB issues on my M15 was to grind a hack saw blade to fit into a recip. saw. Then move it fore and aft on each side of the CB and trunk. I think I may have smoothed one side of the blade down as well. This was a short term solution. I eventually replaced the cb with a new one from Bob E. It did get me in the water though.
Don M15-248
On 6/3/2013 3:07 PM, Scott Larson wrote:
I have been painting the bottom with epoxy barrier coat. First I suspended the boat to paint the keel with 4 coats of barrier coat, then a few coats of bottom paint. While I had it suspended, I had to pry it (the centerboard) out. I looped a strap around it before resting the boat on the keel again so I would have something to pull it down again when I launch it. At that time I will lift it with a crane and free the board before putting it in the water for the rest of the season. I was thinking of drilling a very small hole in the bottom corner where the cb always seems to stick out a little bit so I have a means to pull it down, but was reluctant to do that just yet. Anyone considered that?
BTW, my CB is black. Is that the original finish? I was thinking of pulling it at the end of the season to work on it so it will freely go up and down. But for now, I just want to sail!
Scott Larson