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Canadian Sailor
unregistered 		posted August 18, 2003 07:03 AM           
My fellow sailors, I recommend that you take the bolt out of the centerboard every so often. So that you know you actually can.
I don't know when the nut on mine was last used, but it is completely rusted so I can't get the centerboard out to put in my new one... I therefore had to cancel my sailing plans for last sunday.

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Canadian Sailor
"Before you criticize someone, you should walk a mile in their shoes. That way, when you
criticize them, you're a mile away and you have their shoes."

[This message has been edited by Canadian Sailor (edited August 18, 2003).]

Canadian Sailor
unregistered 		posted August 22, 2003 06:32 AM           
Well I finally got the centerboard out, the nut was glued with epoxy so we had to cut it off.

Now the only problem is getting the new centerboard in. To do this, we have removed the centerboard from its trailer and flipped it on its side. We can get the centerboard in the slot, but it is ridiculously hard to slide the bolt in. Any suggestions are appreciated.

whited
unregistered 		posted August 22, 2003 08:19 AM           
It's been 3 years since I replaced my original de-laminated plywood centerboard but I don't recall any great difficulty sliding the pivot bolt through.
The biggest deal was getting the old board out and the new fibreglass one into place.

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