Neil, I haven't had the problem you mention with an M15 (I had one but never experienced this particular problem), but I have with an M17. I simply glued a piece of close-cell material to the trailer where contact was made and called it good. Probably the most important thing is to ensure the cb is retracted as far as possible and that the lanyard is well secured. t On Sat, Jun 7, 2008 at 4:09 PM, Neil Knopf <neil@fullbloombeads.com> wrote:

Neil here in Northfield Mn. Thought I might ask for some advice before I attack my boat M15 #374 which I bought in SD last year. The boat had not been in the water for several years; after reading about problems thru the list server and inspecting the shoal keel/centerboard I filled in gaps in the centerboard trunk,repaired the aft edge of the centerboard which had a chunk out of it,and reinforced the leading edge of the centerboard all with west sys epoxy and thru it the water so I could get some sailing in. When I trailered the boat back home I found that the bouncing on the front trailer roller had knocked a chunk out of the leading edge of the centerboard. I've inspected the area and sanded as much off the top of the centerboard back by the rope hole that I thought I could reasonably remove.There still is about 3/8" to 1/2" that hangs below the centerboard trunk when the centerboard is pulled up especially toward the aft end. I am concerned that I don't repeat last year's occurrence.I was going to epoxy some wood to the centerboard trunk in the area that the trailer roller contacts the trunk at. I also epoxied the centerboard pivot pin in last year.What do you all think? Neil Hull #274 M15

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