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BananaCollision wrote:No, no bump for me on the port side of the centerboard trunk. Just smooth, flat, and featureless.
Baysailer wrote:For me thanks on the suggested approach, especially the aluminum reinforce plate. I've had the board off so know there is no dimple or hole in place now. Centering and sizing the hole is probably the most critical and easiest to screw up. I just put the DS away today so have all winter to think about it.
baggywrinkle wrote:Seventy pounds of former Thistle CB hanging on the 'one sided' DS1 pin fitting sounds like an invitation for a leaky pin. Or worse.
BananaCollision wrote:baggywrinkle wrote:Seventy pounds of former Thistle CB hanging on the 'one sided' DS1 pin fitting sounds like an invitation for a leaky pin. Or worse.
Baggywrinkle, is your centerboard really 70 pounds? Does "former Thistle CB" mean you took it from another boat?
Mine is maybe 10 pounds, tops. Feels like an empty fiberglass shell and makes a rattling noise inside when I shake it. Are these supposed to be serving as ballast or yours is a mod?
GreenLake wrote:Too complicated?
Just drill the back of the square pin for a bolt from the port side (on my boat that bolt uses a 3/4" wrench, if that tells you the diameter of the shank...)
Provide some sort of bushing and reinforce with about 1/8" (?) of laminate around the area (perhaps 2-4" square). On your modified boat, the CB trunk wall is already well-supported in general, all you need is localized support.
You can leave the triangular plate in place and if you don't want to use the handle, grind it off to where only a disk remains.
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