The center board on Carpe Diem was actually stuck in the up position when I?acquired?her 2 years ago. After prying it out I discovered that the steel core was made up of several pieces of mild steel. The piece that was holding the brass bushing for the pendant was totally rusted (I figured?originally?? 3/8" was now close to 3/4") and had exploded the fiberglass. I then cut out that part of the board and replaced the piece of rust with a piece of stainless steel the same size and laid up the fiberglass. ?After that I faired the center board and drilled an oversized hole for the new stainless steel bushing to glue it in with epoxy. It was a real pain to get back in but a lot of swearing and yelling got the job done.?
The pendant was still attached when I first pulled the center board but the wire was just looped through the bushing. I attached the pendant the same way and it is holding up so far. I also like the loop idea better.
Matthias Klemm
Carpe Diem #484
On Apr 1, 2008, at 12:06 PM, troyal67 wrote:
Greetings, We have just had our first experience with a parted?
centerboard pendant----the diver cleaned some heavy growth off the?
bottom of the keel and the board began to "lower itself" on the pivot?
point (and there was no pendant attached).
We are new owners of Hull #258 (1967)and I have not seen the the?
centerboard down---Can you help with a little more information on?
exactly how the centerboard wire was originally/may normally be?
attached to the centerboard??
----Does the pendant enter a hole in the top edge of the board into?
the hole through the side of the board, to be threaded/fished out so?
a "stop knot" /loop/clamp can be made an pushed back onto the side?
hole??
---About how much clearance is there on each side of the board when?
up in the keel opening----so I could use a temporary solution to lift?
the board by looping the cable throuh the side hole and attaching it?
with a shackle to the standing part?---or tying a high strength cord?
(3/16" halyard) the same way and using it as the pendant??
I would like to do a temporary repair in the water.
The pendant appeared to have parted at the centerboard attachment?
point: There was a "hook" shape in the end of the wire and?
frayed/twisted ends to the strands. With a closer inspection of the?
board, the diver said there was a (roughly) 1/2" hole in side that he?
could see through and no other wire/fittings/attachment points he?
could find (based on some drawings and surveyor's report, we?
apparently have the fiberglass covered steel plate type of?
centerboard consistent with the year of the boat and the hole is as?
far aft of the pivot as would be correct).
Help would be much appreciated. The great deal of information?
on "Kens" former site and the re-establishment of that and more?
information on this site and "Brian"s" site was very helpful over the?
past couple years. Thanks to all of you. R/Tom?
--- In?T27Owners@yahoogroups.com, Walter Glasspool .>?
wrote:
>
> Jack,
> I have replaced my centerboard pennant twice in the seven years?
that I have had Patience.
>?
> The first time the 1/8" cable failed at the centerboard entry?
point while sailing in the Florida Keys. To limit the draft we formed?
a loop that held the board in the up position, aka, belly band.?
BoatUS recrimped the remaining line while in Key West at a reasonable?
rate. They advised a new pennant which I did on the hard, Filled the?
centerboard hole and entry point with Lanacoat.
>?
> The second time (2 months ago) the pennant failed while raising?
Patience on a lift. This time the pennant failed about a foot above?
the centerboard entry point. I assumed that happened because I?
usually sail with the board partially down in order to balance the?
helm, the cable must be rubbing at some point in the CB slot.?
>?
> You could try replacing the cable with a new type high strength?
line. that would stop and corrosion but not the abrasion that I have?
just seen. A second method that am trying is to firt a 1/8" I,D, poly?
tubing (ACE Hardware) over the cable.
>?
> Walt.
> Patience T27-2,#695
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