Hi all,
I'm relatively new to sailing, and have inherited a 216 from about 2008. I've noticed that when I lower the centerboard, there is no way to 'secure' or 'lock' it into the down position. That's fine, since the centerboard weighs about 500lbs, but when I'm sailing through waves, I hear and feel the centerboard bouncing around down there, knocking against the hull. Sometimes, the centerboard lifts so high that the cable pops off the wheel, which makes it very difficult to raise the centerboard at the end of the day, when I pull into the shallow waters of our dock!
Any advice? Am I overlooking any obvious way to lock the centerboard in the 'down' position while sailing?
I'm relatively new to sailing, and have inherited a 216 from about 2008. I've noticed that when I lower the centerboard, there is no way to 'secure' or 'lock' it into the down position. That's fine, since the centerboard weighs about 500lbs, but when I'm sailing through waves, I hear and feel the centerboard bouncing around down there, knocking against the hull. Sometimes, the centerboard lifts so high that the cable pops off the wheel, which makes it very difficult to raise the centerboard at the end of the day, when I pull into the shallow waters of our dock!
Any advice? Am I overlooking any obvious way to lock the centerboard in the 'down' position while sailing?