Thanks Sean, Im waiting to see what kink of comments I get here then will decide, and I will take you up on that offer. I had the same feeling when I hauled out after the San Juans, the pin was about 2/3rds of the way out. Thanks! Jim -----Original Message-----

From: Nebwest2@aol.com Sent: Feb 25, 2010 10:21 AM To: montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com Subject: Re: M_Boats: Centerboard Pin Problem

Jimmy,

Uh...I probably beveled out an area around the pivot pin about the size of a Thirstbuster lid (pretty technical measurement huh?)....Then I had a couple of circles of the bi-axial cloth, each one bigger than the next, and glassed them in. The bi-axial is thicker than the regular cloth so I beveled deep enough so that the cloth pretty much filled the bevel...then I used some thickened epoxy as filler to fair it out. I haven't had a problem since I did that, but I'm not saying there isn't a better way...that's just what I did out of frustration of the dang thing coming out. The year you and us and Matt and Howie sailed up the coat to Ventura, we stayed and extra day at Channel Islands and had a pretty romping sail in some good swell out to about the platform "Gina" then, after we were both laughing and pretty bruised up from banging into every corner and edge that the cockpit or cabin could find to attack us with, we turned around. When we put the boat on the trailer I almost dumped my shorts when I saw how far that pin had backed out! That would have been "interesting" to have a 300+ lb piece of quadrant shaped cast iron banging around under the boat swinging from the pennant....until the pennant broke!

If you decide to go that route let me know. That cloth is expensive and I think I have some left over from my keel job I could send you.

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