Friday, June 09, 2006

CENTERBOARD AND THWART


CENTERBOARD
The original centerboard was made from plywood and coated with fibreglass.
The wood had started to delaminate and rot had set in.
Made a new centerboard from 5/8" thick 6061 aluminum.
The new centerboard has stood up well.





THWART
The wooden support under the thwart had started to rot and the thwart was starting to crack because of the lack of support.
Made a stainless steel support out of 1/16" stainless steel.

SELF BAILERS
The self bailers were removed as they were a continual source of leaks and they did a poor job of draining the cockpit.
Donal has applied a coat of epoxy paint to the cockpit floor and the original holes are barely visible.



CENTERBOARD PULL-UP
The centerboard pull-up was moved to rear of centerbord trunk to allow the helmsperson to pull up centerboard when going from a close reach to a plane.

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