My pendant parted. Luckily, it happened on the trailer. What is the recommended method for replacement? Can I do it by lowering the board with boat in the water? The old pendant had an eye splice without a thimble. That's where it parted. It was attached to a shackle. I think it was a racelite shackle. Thanks for your help, Jon Barber Montgomery17 Ol'44
You have to get the boat off the trailer, remove the stop pin and let the board down (slowly & carefully, it's heavy) far enough to access the attachment point on top of the board. I'm sure someone else will respond with more details. Mark Dvorscak M23 M15 M10 former M17 On Mon, May 29, 2023, 20:53 Jon Barber <brbrbarber@gmail.com> wrote:
My pendant parted. Luckily, it happened on the trailer. What is the recommended method for replacement? Can I do it by lowering the board with boat in the water? The old pendant had an eye splice without a thimble. That's where it parted. It was attached to a shackle. I think it was a racelite shackle. Thanks for your help, Jon Barber Montgomery17 Ol'44
Jon, 1. Concur with Mark Dvorscak that unfortunately you will need to remove the boat from the trailer. 2. Do you know how long your pendant lasted? a. I am curious as I sewed a pendant w/o the eye splice. (1) See slide 42 of my power point posted on facebook listed under the files tab of Montgomery Sailboat site. (2) I was frustrated with my skills at creating a tight bowline and living with a small portion of the centerboard exposed. I opted to sew an eye splice. (3) I am planning on removing my boat annually from the trailer to monitor the pendant and observe the biological growth on the centerboard in the trunk. TJ de Lacy M17 hull # 333 -----Original Message----- From: Jon Barber <brbrbarber@gmail.com> Sent: Monday, May 29, 2023 8:53 PM To: montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com Subject: M_Boats: Pendant Replacement M17 My pendant parted. Luckily, it happened on the trailer. What is the recommended method for replacement? Can I do it by lowering the board with boat in the water? The old pendant had an eye splice without a thimble. That's where it parted. It was attached to a shackle. I think it was a racelite shackle. Thanks for your help, Jon Barber Montgomery17 Ol'44
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