by Anstigmat » Wed Aug 04, 2021 11:11 am
IMHO it's a big weakness of the design. It puts way too much strain on one pivot point that is prone to wearing out.
I support the weight of my CB with a line that goes up from the back of the board, through the CB trunk, and into a cleat. I drilled a small hole through the rear of the board and another through the CB trunk...actually the previous owner had done that part for me...anyway the line is secured through a clam cleat. Any time I pull up the board I simply use the line and cleat it off, which supports the weight of the board. I use the lever to lower it, but never to raise it. My board drooped a whole lot before making this fix.
I did also make a large "washer" out of PVC that I placed onto the pintle itself next to the CB which solved the side to side play from the board being much thinner than the trunk itself. This has worked very well. People cleverer than me did both sides with thinner material, but I simply used what I had on hand.