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tartan27plee,
There was a discussion thread via the messages about centerboard replacement about a month or so ago. I am not sure if you can search the emails to find the feedback or if you just have to plod through the entire postings. One poster took a magnet or compass to his/her old board and mapped out where there was metal framing/support inside. It seemed as if the C/B was designed to break away if a rough grounding occurred. I am not sure if that was from the original S&S design but it seems to make some sense; let the C/B break but save the C/B trunk from catastrophic failure if a fully metal or steel C/B were used.
The C/B on our boat seems to be in good shape but I can't confirm the break away fabrication method as I was only able to paint it this season while the boat was up in slings prior to launch this spring.
Good luck with this project and I am sure it can be done as you suggested. I am just unsure about the working loads of the materials involved.
I also go by the name of Caleb Davison as well as quotidian01 @ yahoo
T27 #328, Odalisque, 1967, www.odalisque.us