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CapnEddy
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Initially Posted - 08/27/2007 :  00:40:21  Show Profile
Well, I spent the weekend sanding the bottom and putting on new bottom paint. My local chandlery wasn't a fan of VC-17 and steered me toward Petit Vivid. It doesn't dry instantly like the VC-17 and was a bit less expensive. The end result was great. While painting the centerboard I decided to add a couple of shims to eliminate the "clunk" at anchor. I added one of the Catalina Direct shims to each side of the centerboard but found that the board bound in the trunk. I sanded the shims until the centerboard swung freely. I launched the boat today and. lo and behold, the centerboard failed to deploy. I tried the line under the hull routine to no avail. Any suggestions before I dive into 55 degree bay water or put the boat on a lift ($$$)?
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Response Posted - 08/27/2007 :  06:53:23  Show Profile  Visit britinusa's Homepage
I assume you checked that the raising tackle is not twisted up, it doesn't take much to lock the tackle. The keels weight distribution will cause it to drop easily, unless there is a restraint at aft of the pivot point.

Also, check that the heatshink cover(it covers the knot in the vectran line where it attaches to the keel) has not slid up the vectran line. Ours had and jambed in the turning wheel. We'll find out if that was why our keel was so tough to raise.

Paul
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JohnMD
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Response Posted - 08/27/2007 :  08:48:07  Show Profile
I wonder if it's possible to slide a wire down the tube, out the bottom, and give the keel a nudge? Something a little bigger than a coat hanger wire. 55 degrees is pretty cold.
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CapnEddy
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Response Posted - 08/30/2007 :  00:12:51  Show Profile
I decided to haul "Close Quarters" and remove the shims I just installed. After grinding down to the original shims that worked last year I discovered that the centerboard still bound up. Hmmmm, I thought - what else has changed. Well, I had installed new Catalina Direct keel hanger castings. The centerboard seemed to be binding on the port side, where I had removed all the shims. I took the castings off and swapped them port to starboard. The centerboard fully extended normally. However, the "klunk" returned. I suspect there is a minor, but important, difference in the hanger castings that needs to be addressed at installation so that a fine balanced is maintained between the ability to fully extend the centerboard and the desire to minimize the "klunk".
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bear
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Response Posted - 08/30/2007 :  06:19:44  Show Profile
The first time I reshimmed the centerboard on "Brandy" someone told me to make sure the pivot pin goes back in the way it came out. Mark it if necessary.JMTCW
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