I have a Coronado 15 I am preparing to sail and I have a question about the centerboard deployment. There is about 15' of bungee cord attached to the centerboard with a block for deployment with no obvious points for attachment. There is non stretch line with a block system for pulling the centerboard up but I can't figure out how the bungee is supposed to work. Can anyone help?
Coronado 15
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The bungee might be a preventer. If the boat capsizes it may keep the centerboard from retreating up into the trunk. This make it easier to right the boat by standing on the CB.
jssailem
SBO Weather and Forecasting Forum Jim & John
- Oct 22, 2014
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Perhaps a picture or two of your rig might help.
Based on where the centerboard pivots, I would think if racing I would fix the centerboard either down or pulled part way or all the way up. I would not rely on a bungee to hold it in place.
Perhaps the boat was rigged for recreational use. The owner wanted to be able to sail on to the beach. Then I could see using a bungee that would permit the centerboard to pop up as you approached the beach.
Best guess.
Based on where the centerboard pivots, I would think if racing I would fix the centerboard either down or pulled part way or all the way up. I would not rely on a bungee to hold it in place.
Perhaps the boat was rigged for recreational use. The owner wanted to be able to sail on to the beach. Then I could see using a bungee that would permit the centerboard to pop up as you approached the beach.
Best guess.
Gregory, I love dinghy sailing... so I took the time to find this piece that might give you some inspiration. I've linked the entire article here: www.analogengineering.com/sail/c15/ below is the section pertaining to your question.
" light weight centerboard is held down by the white/red line and the bungee cord. In a centerboard grounding, the top of the centerboard pulls forward and stretches the bungee and it can take a lot of abuse. I did this after pretty much ripping out the centerboard hinge hitting an underwater tree stump with a fixed pull down line. The blue line pulls the centerboard up and can also be used to keep the centerboard at varies angles between full up and full down (such as for a downwind run or running the boat in shallow water)."
" light weight centerboard is held down by the white/red line and the bungee cord. In a centerboard grounding, the top of the centerboard pulls forward and stretches the bungee and it can take a lot of abuse. I did this after pretty much ripping out the centerboard hinge hitting an underwater tree stump with a fixed pull down line. The blue line pulls the centerboard up and can also be used to keep the centerboard at varies angles between full up and full down (such as for a downwind run or running the boat in shallow water)."
