how do you lock the center board in down position

[tom giannasi]

I have just purcahsed a 1968 Oday daysailor. The center baord will not lock in the down postion. How do you fix it?

 

[Kelly Purinton]

Centerboard trouble

Hi Tom - I don't think it does lock in the down position. According to the manual from Cape Cod Shipbuilders - who are currently building the Daysailor - the centerboard does not lock in the down position - this is so that if you should run aground the board can kick up instead of breaking off. And congrats on your purchase - I bought my 1965 model last fall. Happy sailing!Kelly Purinton"Daisy Sail"

 

[sean]

locking the centerboart down

if the boart floats up then i dont know what to say but if it stays down then you certanly should not lock it down. but if the board stays down and only comes up when you hit bottom you dont want to lock it down, you would just have to fiddle with it when you hit bottom