Paul,
It was my pleasure RAD. I think that they were all set up the same way too, and if you think about it, it was a very ingenious idea, whoever came up with it. Rudy tried to explain it to me one day years ago when I was in his store talking to him about it, and I came away in a deeper fog than I was in before I asked him. He told me, "Ah, you never want to take that thing out of there unless you really have to Joe!" And, "It's a real job trying to get that thing back in there after you get it out." I learned what really made that thing tick from someone on this forum. He showed pictures and sketches of it and finally the fog started to roll away and I too said to myself, "So that's how it works!" As far as being a tough job goes, nothing could be further from the truth. Not that he lied to me. I believe that he probably had a tough time doing the one that he did, but I didn't. The toughest problem in doing that job is getting the boat high enough to be able to get under the keel and work on it. If you can get four bolts out that hold the plates, you've got it knocked. You know that once you get the plates off, wedges out, and rabbets cleaned of caulking, that board is going to fall right down out of there,--on your head if you're not careful! I took two straight lines and ran them through my hand rails on top of the cabin and under the keel. I tied a Bowline on one end of both lines and ran the other end of each rope through the Bowlines with a round turn, and took up the slack right up against the under side of the keel, and tied a slipped half hitch on each line. I was able to let the two lines off easy while under the keel, and she came right down as slick as s#%$. Getting the board back in was just as simple. You just need to plan it out and think ahead.Thanks for the pictures Joe, I have archived them with my ODay pics cause I'm sure my board on the 32 is installed the same way...I've looked at my installation and now that you've played show and tell I've just had a ah-ha moment.
And I believe someone last week was asking about the exact same question and same model boat
I think that they all have a tendency to swing or rock sideways and make noise when there is no pressure on them. I know, mine does. I always put my board up before I come to anchor and it stays up until I'm ready to sail out. I don't think that there is any way to tighten the board. It's probably a good idea to always keep the board up when you're not using it anyway. The constant rocking and swinging could possibly wear on the pin or elongate the hole in the centerboard. When I checked my pin and board a couple of years ago, I found very little wear if any.
If you can get at the board without pulling it out, I don't see why you can't make the minor repairs to the bottom of the board. Pulling the centerboard out is something that you may want to do just once in order to check the pin and clean up and paint the inside slot along with the board itself. Other than that if you can get away without removing it, you're better off. For a boat of that size and weight, you're better off supporting it in a sling than supporting it the way I support my 222.
Mike, many oday owners make an annual pilgrimage to Trinkka's. Those that can't at least turn toward the northeast three times a day to give thanks!
I just caught that one Keith!:dance: I have to honestly admit that the guy who drew out the sketch of the centerboard components along with the picture of the actual parts shown on a plaque, really deserves the full credit. After I was able to understand the way it was put together, it cleared up a lot of confusion for me. Here's the pics, and many thanks to the guy who posted it on this forum.Mike, many oday owners make an annual pilgrimage to Trinkka's. Those that can't at least turn toward the northeast three times a day to give thanks!
keith
Joe,
Ahoy there, Ed!
There is enough space in front of and in back of the keel slot to block it. If you can block it there you shouldn't have any trouble accessing the CB and the slot- provided it's blocked high enough; about 18".
You can certainly reuse your shackle, but if you've never replaced it, odds are that it has been sitting in salt water for years. Rudy's price for the line is quite good, and you won't be saving a lot of dollars by reusing the piece. I highiy recommend just replacing the whole thing. And if you have a carabiner-type fitting in addition to the shackle, I would simply do without it. I had one of those set-ups too (splice to carabiner to shackle to centerboard) and decided to eliminate a potential source of failure by going with a splice to shackle to centerboard arrangement. Also, by taking the carabiner out of the equation, you remove a potential fitting that can (and occasionally did on my boat) stick in the centerboard trunk.