Whilst sailing this past weekend I made the unpleasant discovery that the centreboard refused to be lowered. In the thirteen years since Bluster was launched I have never experienced this. No amount of poking or wiggling from about could convince it to cooperate.
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| Centreboard pennant should not normally be slack while hauled up |
Back on the trailer I took a look and could see a couple of cm of the trailing edge of the centreboard protruding – normal it would be tucked up inside the case out of sight.
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| Centreboard peeking out with no visible means of holding it up. |
This looks like this is a job to be tackled from below.
There is a surprising amount of information on the Internet pertaining to jammed centreboards and how to approach the problem. When inserting the centreboard during the build I was fortunate to have at my disposal a couple of air hoists and slings which made this a pretty easy operation. Without access to a lift I will apply some creative thinking to this.
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| X-Ray of the patient |
Please stay tuned…
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