Removed sails Monday hauled boat Yesterday & power washed hull. Removed all items from boat to storage today. Get Jib and Fore stay ready to send to Sail Care for conversion to roller furling. Great season here are some Stats. Season 4/23 thru 10/7, 50 Boat touches of which 24 were Sailing outings absorbing 150 hours & driving 1535 mi. . Findmespot.com <http://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Ffms.ws%2FRCw0C%2F41.50390N%2F87.07037W&h=yAQFk-1tk&enc=AZPQWszgXKaztAbub-OZ4lFSOX5xkdy0kgmm363wSElQAUwsIxm8aNnOIbkM-LcDGU6xu8RrzvZIte4zcySc2oXl4ZV03QOnCSEFxXdA15jz1hThcjHP8StwEil8P4w7AarztE68IFR6l-8ObNz7jl80SCchbasWQ_NM_ZsuxlvVqKy5jtaMsVix0b4dwgtrjAA&s=1> FINDMESPOT.COM George "We Can Not Control the Wind But We Can Adjust Our Sails"
Has anyone installed a centerboard gasket on there M boat? I know it should have a performance benefit, but I am also interested in the possibility that it would quiet down the centerboard clunk when sleeping. I am thinking about copying this setup on a SCAMP, which simply involves taping on dacron cloth with 3M double sided tape: http://woodnmetalguy.blogspot.com/2015/01/installing-centerboard-slot-gasket... Defender sells 3" Hawk Slot strip for $3.99/foot: http://www.defender.com/product3.jsp?path=-1|10918|2259972|2259998|2260009&id=1687657 I was doubtful that simple two-sided tape could hold up below the waterline, but from 3M's advertising claims, it sounds possible: The 3M 5952 tape is advertised as "strong enough to replace screws, rivets and studs and permanently adhere one material to another" and "create a permanent seal against water, moisture, salt and more." I have yet to see a 3M product not live up to it's advertised specifications, as long as the instructions are followed. Sincerely, Tyler Davis, CA M15 #157 Defiant
Hello Tyler, interesting idea. To eliminate the clunk while sleeping, I raise the centerboard ( I figured this out the second night that I slept on the boat Best Regards,PeteM15 #243 Oasis
Date: Thu, 8 Oct 2015 11:38:25 -0700 From: casioqv@usermail.com To: montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com Subject: M_Boats: M15 Centerboard Gasket
Has anyone installed a centerboard gasket on there M boat? I know it should have a performance benefit, but I am also interested in the possibility that it would quiet down the centerboard clunk when sleeping.
I am thinking about copying this setup on a SCAMP, which simply involves taping on dacron cloth with 3M double sided tape: http://woodnmetalguy.blogspot.com/2015/01/installing-centerboard-slot-gasket...
Defender sells 3" Hawk Slot strip for $3.99/foot: http://www.defender.com/product3.jsp?path=-1|10918|2259972|2259998|2260009&id=1687657
I was doubtful that simple two-sided tape could hold up below the waterline, but from 3M's advertising claims, it sounds possible:
The 3M 5952 tape is advertised as "strong enough to replace screws, rivets and studs and permanently adhere one material to another" and "create a permanent seal against water, moisture, salt and more."
I have yet to see a 3M product not live up to it's advertised specifications, as long as the instructions are followed.
Sincerely, Tyler Davis, CA M15 #157 Defiant
I would rather keep it down while sleeping since that should make the boat less tender, and then I can't forget it put it down the next morning. In defense of taping on a centerboard gasket- I found out that airplanes, and high speed trains have been constructed for decades with 3M "structural adhesive film" in place of rivets which is a fancy marketing term for double sided tape that is stronger than the material it's bonding together. I have heard most dinghy centerboard gaskets are screwed on, but I don't feel comfortable putting metal screws below the waterline into my steel punching filled keel. Sincerely, Tyler Davis, CA M15 #157 Defiant ----- Original Message ----- From: "peter kunst" <peterkunstt@hotmail.com> To: "For and about Montgomery Sailboats" <montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Thursday, October 8, 2015 2:43:47 PM Subject: Re: M_Boats: M15 Centerboard Gasket Hello Tyler, interesting idea. To eliminate the clunk while sleeping, I raise the centerboard ( I figured this out the second night that I slept on the boat Best Regards,PeteM15 #243 Oasis
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