h26 wb centerboad

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nelson brinckehroff

I just had a $5000 insured repair to my H26 due to a bad crack in the hull apparently due to my leaving my centerboard down on the mooring. Don't do it!!! Apparently, my centerbaord in the down position which is about 6 foot deep got caught on the bottom, about 6 feet down at low tide and through wave and tide action torqued enuf pressure to put a severe crack in the hull forward of the centerboard well which breached the water ballast area. I got water in the cabin though the vent hole only, which was the first sign of trouble. Advice, always pull up centerboard when at rest.
 
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Ralph C. Regar

Shallow Marina

Hope the repairs to your boat were properly done! There is a related problem facing many of us who keep our "trailerable" boats at moorings or in marinas. Until this season, when they dredged the place, I could not even leave my rudder down when in the slip. This has led to problems described elsewhere in the Forum of how to reliably secure the rudder in the down position, since it was designed to be secured while on the trailer with the operator standing on dry land. Hopefully, Hunter will address this problem. Meanwhile, thanks for the advice. Ralph Regar S/V Shambala
 
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