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Re: Centreboard
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Monica,
I have owned #328 for nearly 15 years now but have not had to do anything major with my centerboard other than scrape barnacles and paint it, so take this with a grain of salt.
I also keep my boat on a cradle in the off season so the centerboard trunk is usually at least partially blocked as it might be on a trailer (eg, no downward movement possible).?
I think you could replace the board from inside the cabin but you would have to remove most of the top of the centerboard trunk to do so (limited space for manouvering the board).? You might even have to jack you T27 up an inch or two off the trailer frame to get the board back in there from above.? I have never heard of anyone doing it this way so I do not recommend it, but I am sure it is possible.? Quite a few members here have replaced the centerboard from below and some would be glad to talk you through that operation (Marty Levenson has offered).
My best,
Caleb D.
T27 #328
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From: Monica Malone monicam@... [T27Owners] To: T27Owners Sent: Sat, Dec 9, 2017 11:04 pm Subject: Re: [T27Owners] Centreboard Yes, sinking the boat was not part of the plan. The boat is on a trailer. I don't know how to get it high enough to get the centerboard in from the bottom without taking it to a boatyard to use their lift. My thought was that doing the project on my property gives me more flexibility timewise to deal with the unexpected. I thought about digging a grease pit under the boat, but I'm sure the city would be there in a second demanding a building permit. Going in from the top would solve the access issue.
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From: Marty Levenson martylev@... [T27Owners] <T27Owners@...> To: T27Owners <T27Owners@...> Sent: Sat, Dec 9, 2017 10:38 pm Subject: Re: [T27Owners] Centreboard
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I just did this last spring, but from the bottom. Hopefully you already know the boat has to be on the hard. I don¡¯t really see the advantage of doing it from the top.?
It wasn¡¯t that difficult to do, but had some good strong people below. It took a bit if wiggling around to get it aligned.?
In my case I needed new bushings for the pivot pin. Are you clear on all that, and how the pennant attaches? Not hard to do but a bit confusing until the penny drops.?
There was a bit of last minute adjustment as I had a bronze pin and custom machined bronze bushings ready to go. Unfortunately the glassed in (bronze?) fittings that the bushings were to sit in weren¡¯t quite aligned. Had to grind down two brass nipples to fit, but I know those won¡¯t last many years.?
Fire away with questions if you run into trouble: I had lots of help from this list, as well as on the phone from Tartan Marine.
Marty
Poseidon T27?
Bowen Island, BC.?
? sent by carrier pidgeon ?
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