I want to replace the pennant cable for the centerboard on my O'Day Mariner. How to I raise the boat off the trailer to do this? I think it has to be raised about 4 feet. My previous boat was a smaller and lighter Javelin.
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Joe, thanks. That is very helpful. Now I have to decide if it is worth it to buy the stands and do this myself or have the boat yard do it. Bob
Joe, thanks. That is very helpful. Now I have to decide if it is worth it to buy the stands and do this myself or have the boat yard do it. Bob
Blocking
Joe, thanks for the picture and info about the blocking. If I want more pictures I'll get back to you. I want to raise my Mariner to replace the pennant cable. Here is the reason why: This is the first season I sailed the Mariner (had a 14 ft Javelin for the previous 15 years, and a 17 ft Explorer for the previous 11 years) and while under sail with the c/b down there is a hum which seems to come from the pennant cable. The hum bothers my wife who has sensitive ears and enjoys the quiet of sailing. Stuart Marine told me that possibly previous owners had cut the pennant so it is short and that is causing the hum. They suggested putting in a new pennant so it will have some slack and then maybe not hum. Other than raising the boat to change the pennant my other concern is that with a slack pennant the c/b is going to bang against the fiberglass in the well and damage it. Any thoughts on that? Thanks, Bob
Joe, thanks for the picture and info about the blocking. If I want more pictures I'll get back to you. I want to raise my Mariner to replace the pennant cable. Here is the reason why: This is the first season I sailed the Mariner (had a 14 ft Javelin for the previous 15 years, and a 17 ft Explorer for the previous 11 years) and while under sail with the c/b down there is a hum which seems to come from the pennant cable. The hum bothers my wife who has sensitive ears and enjoys the quiet of sailing. Stuart Marine told me that possibly previous owners had cut the pennant so it is short and that is causing the hum. They suggested putting in a new pennant so it will have some slack and then maybe not hum. Other than raising the boat to change the pennant my other concern is that with a slack pennant the c/b is going to bang against the fiberglass in the well and damage it. Any thoughts on that? Thanks, Bob
Pendant line hum
Bob, I wouldn't think that the centerboard is going to bang up against the trunk while you're sailing. Mine doesn't. While you're sailing there is a good amount of pressure on the centerboard, due to the tendency of the boat's hull trying to go to leeward. If you leave the boat on a mooring or dock, you're going to want to pull your centerboard all the way up and cleat it. It's been my experience that whenever I left the centerboard down at an anchorage, my board would swing and bang. I always make a point of lifting my board before I drop my anchor with my sail luffing. Too many times, the boat would do a complete turn on the anchor, and the anchor line would get caught around my centerboard. I'm giving you a site called, "My Venture Project". It describes how this fellow was able to lift his MacGregor Sailboat with the aid of a gallows that he constructed. This may be a good way for you to go. Check it out. Joe
Bob, I wouldn't think that the centerboard is going to bang up against the trunk while you're sailing. Mine doesn't. While you're sailing there is a good amount of pressure on the centerboard, due to the tendency of the boat's hull trying to go to leeward. If you leave the boat on a mooring or dock, you're going to want to pull your centerboard all the way up and cleat it. It's been my experience that whenever I left the centerboard down at an anchorage, my board would swing and bang. I always make a point of lifting my board before I drop my anchor with my sail luffing. Too many times, the boat would do a complete turn on the anchor, and the anchor line would get caught around my centerboard. I'm giving you a site called, "My Venture Project". It describes how this fellow was able to lift his MacGregor Sailboat with the aid of a gallows that he constructed. This may be a good way for you to go. Check it out. Joe
Good luck Bob!
Go with which ever method that you feel comfortable with. If you decide to have a boatyard lift your boat, it may be wise to order a new pendant line complete with the shackle, off Rudy Nickerson of D&R Marine. You never know what you may find when you let the board down to look at it. Good luck! Joe
Go with which ever method that you feel comfortable with. If you decide to have a boatyard lift your boat, it may be wise to order a new pendant line complete with the shackle, off Rudy Nickerson of D&R Marine. You never know what you may find when you let the board down to look at it. Good luck! Joe
Centerboard cable hum
Bob, I thought I'd throw in my two cents here... I have a 1970 Mariner, and, after talking with a lot of other Mariner owners, that cable hum seems to be a pretty standard thing - I don't think it has anything to do with the pennant cable being cut short at any time. I'd also be wary of letting the board down all the way so your pennant remains slack - I suppose, as Joe said, it might work if you're actually underway first, and then you let it slack, but any time you make a tack or the wind dies for a second, it seems to me that board would start crunching against the bottom of the centerboard slot. Nate
Bob, I thought I'd throw in my two cents here... I have a 1970 Mariner, and, after talking with a lot of other Mariner owners, that cable hum seems to be a pretty standard thing - I don't think it has anything to do with the pennant cable being cut short at any time. I'd also be wary of letting the board down all the way so your pennant remains slack - I suppose, as Joe said, it might work if you're actually underway first, and then you let it slack, but any time you make a tack or the wind dies for a second, it seems to me that board would start crunching against the bottom of the centerboard slot. Nate
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