Re: Tartan 27 Centerboard Issues
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You can build your own if you are at all handy with fiberglass and wood tools.? Make a female mold of two sides, one being the mirror of the other out of a flat surface MDF, put in some steel (preferably 316 or 304 stainless from a scrap yard.? Design the steel inserts so that the the pin and the pendant are on the same longitudinal piece of steel (there is enormous lateral pull between the two attachments).? Fill the voids with foam or better filled epoxy (I used lead shot to make the board heavier and conform to contours) and fiberglass the two parts together in a cross section of a tear drop with one inch width as the leading edge.
A good winter project......
Regards,
Jim
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From: EeBe4 <ebreeden4@...>
To: [email protected]
Sent: Sun, Aug 2, 2020 4:46 pm
Subject: Re: [T27Owners] Tartan 27 Centerboard Issues
Well, that¡¯s an absurd price. A T27 in reasonable condition can be had for that! Tartan should work on that number. To start from scratch and have a steel plate cut to spec may be $400. Some ingenuity can develop the foil. Got my head scratching.?
I took my electric plane to my board and then epoxied. This may be a temporary fix, but will get us back in the water. Right now the board is thinner, slick and ready for paint.?
Also, did you know hull#1 is currently under renovation by Tartan?
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