Has anyone had a good look at their centerbord slot or knows how it's constructed? Maybe this is a question for Bob or Jerry: My question regards the joint just inside the lip of the centerboard slot, where the inside wall of the trunk meets the outer hull: of what does this joint consist? Does it ever require any maintenance? On my 1981 M15, there appears to be a joint consisting of some kind of resilient caulk, rather than fiberglass or epoxy, which is what I suppose I expected? Is this normal? I haven't found anything in the archives that refers specifically to this joint, but if it is not fiberglassed then should it not require maintenance from time to time? I admit I have no evidence of trouble there -- unless the existence of caulk there is itself evidence of a previous repair. But as long as I have the boat up on stands, and the centerboard out, it seems like a good time to make sure everthing down there is hunky-dory. -- Steve McClellan 1981 M15 #152 Evanston, Illiois stevemc35@attbi.com