Centerboard at mooring (corrected)

[Nelson Brinckerhoff]

If you moor your boat in water close to centerboard depth, always raise centerboard at rest. I didn't and eventually found a big crack in the hull in front of the centerboard well. Apparently the board got stuck in the bottom at low tide and through wave or wind action as the boat tried to change direction, great strain was put on the hull. It cost me a month out of the water last summer and my insurance company alot of money. I love the boat otherwise.

 

[Tom]

Centerboard and rudder...

Hunter recommended to me that the centerboard be left down, but raised enough that there is tension on the line so that the board is not "dangling" freely. I would, however, raise the board enough to ensure that it is not touching bottom at low, low tide.They also recommended that the rudder be raised to reduce extra wear and tear on the helm while left on the mooring. Fair winds...Tom