I recently decided to haul my 2004 Hunter 216 to check the integrity of the centerboard and to repair the "tape" on either side of the centerboard slot..
With the board fully down and minimal tension of the lift cable via the Sailtec hydraulic lift I measured the side to side swing of the bottom tip of the leading edge of the foil.
It was hard to get a completely accurate measurement due to the weight of the board but it was certainly no more than 2 inches total arc. Based on the clearances I observed between the sides of the board and the centreboard trunk I can't see how the system could have been manufactured to tighter tolerances and am satisfied that there hasn't been any significant wear on the pivot pin or it's housing.
In other words I feel that it's perfectly reasonable to have a little centerboard "slop" or the board would likely bind under load and not be adjustable while underway.
While I had the boat hoisted I took some dimensions and photos for future reference see below:
Board all the way down in the first two and all the way up in third photo
Dimensions of the board, first all the way down, note the foil dimension on the bottom of the photo. The second is the board all the way up. All of the dimensions are referenced off the bottom of the centreboard trunk.
With the board fully down and minimal tension of the lift cable via the Sailtec hydraulic lift I measured the side to side swing of the bottom tip of the leading edge of the foil.
It was hard to get a completely accurate measurement due to the weight of the board but it was certainly no more than 2 inches total arc. Based on the clearances I observed between the sides of the board and the centreboard trunk I can't see how the system could have been manufactured to tighter tolerances and am satisfied that there hasn't been any significant wear on the pivot pin or it's housing.
In other words I feel that it's perfectly reasonable to have a little centerboard "slop" or the board would likely bind under load and not be adjustable while underway.
While I had the boat hoisted I took some dimensions and photos for future reference see below:
Board all the way down in the first two and all the way up in third photo
Dimensions of the board, first all the way down, note the foil dimension on the bottom of the photo. The second is the board all the way up. All of the dimensions are referenced off the bottom of the centreboard trunk.
