My board hangs up in the spring. I've found that motoring around the harbor with a small amount of slack in the pendant does the trick. The motor vibrations cause the board to drop free. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Conbert H Benneck" <chbenneck@juno.com> To: <montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Friday, April 05, 2002 6:16 PM Subject: Re: M_Boats: Centerboard Won't Drop

Steve,

I presume that you have physical interference between the C/B and the slot walls. Mud? Barnacles? Debris of some kind?

Knowing the clearance I have in my slot, I be prone to taking a carpenter's hand saw and tring to remove the impediment.

There should be enough clearance so that you aren't cutting fiberglass - board or slot - just the barnacles or debris holding it in place.

That would be an approach I'd try. With the fiberglass C/B you don't have the rust expansion problem that the M17er seem to have. So, if the board isn't swelling; and the slot isn't contracting; then clearance remains the same except for gunk, or whatever is holding it from dropping down.

Connie

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