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centerboard wedge hardware: Again, many thanks to person who made up this display. It came in real handy when I needed to guestimate the length of the wood screws that were missing from my plates several years ago.
IMG 0005b I bought this shackle off Rudy years ago. It's an improved centerboard shackle with a sheave or spool to protect the braid eye splice from getting frayed. The rigging pin has a cotter pin that needs to be checked annually. I found a broken cotter pin last year on it and replaced it. I'm glad I caught it. Actually this is only my second pendant line and since I installed it I've inverted it and re spliced it. The first pendant line wasn't all that bad. I believe that because there is a single sheave up inside the keel slot for this pendant line to ride through, there really isn't going to be much wear on the line. The O'Day 26 has this same identical set up with the single sheave. I'm sure this is because the pendant line pipe that comes down from the companion way step in the cockpit has an "L" shaped bend in it whereas the O'Day 23s and 25s have a straight pipe that lines up with the centerboard shackle attachment on the centerboard. I'm pretty sure that the 1983 O'Day 22 also has a straight shot to the centerboard.
IMG 0007b I use wooden blocks. These are 6"X6" X 3.5' that was used for landscaping. 4X4s and power company cross arms will also work just as well.
IMG 0006b I always make sure that the hull has good support when I work on the keel. I know that my centerboard and bottom of the keel is going to need some bottom paint touch up this spring and it's a heck of a lot easier to get my boat in this position to get at the board. I'll also wind up digging a hole under the keel so that I can let the board all the way down.
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