Re: Tartan 27 Centerboard Issues
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Do you plan to drop the centerboard or repair it in place?
Given what I see in the photo, I'd drop the whole thing and see what other horrors are hidden above the centerboard trunk line.
- jeremy
?Caleb,
Thanks. We had an opinion that the slot had something to do with letting the centerboard cable into the board, but I don¡¯t think so. My thought was to drill one or two small holes In the sides near the slot and let it drain over the winter. Then in the spring fill it with epoxy, mixed with some chopped roving and squeeze it tight with some clamps and hope for the best.
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Hi Scott,
I'm going to say that doesn't look right or good.? It is not often that I have seen that side of my centerboard but I certainly do not remember seeing any crevice on any side of it.? It may be worth giving that crevice a quick sand and fill it in with some adhesive.? You could do that in the spring before launching if they could leave you in the travllift over night - to let the adhesive cure.? I'd recommend an epoxy like West Sytems or their 6-10 pre mixed thickened epoxy.? Takes about 1 day to cure.
Good luck.
Caleb D.
T27 #328
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From: Scott Rosasco < scottrosasco@...>
To: [email protected]
Sent: Wed, Oct 21, 2020 3:36 pm
Subject: Re: [T27Owners] Tartan 27 Centerboard Issues
Okay, so we hauled for the winter and got the centerboard down in the travel lift, before blocking for storage. Sanded it smooth and bottom painted it. Question: is the slot opening, in the top aft end of the board typical for the centerboard, or does that opening represent the centerboard starting to separate. Picture enclosed.
> On Jul 31, 2020, at 2:09 PM, Scott Rosasco via <scottrosasco= [email protected]> wrote:
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> ?Just purchased a 1967 Tartan 27,? hull #270, with two other people who are also on this list. Currently berthed in Tarrytown NY. Previous owner sailed it infrequently and not at all in the past year or two. Boat was stored in the water (Long Island Sound) for at least the past two years. We had the bottom cleaned before we took delivery, but the owner told us he dropped the centerboard once in the past 13 years, but had trouble getting it back up, so he never dropped it again. Told us it sailed fine without it, but our experience differs. We have tried to drop it, but it won¡¯t go down. Perhaps growth fouled in place? Any idea how we might safely get it down and up while the boat is in the water? Failing that, if we put it in a travel lift, how far off the ground does the boat need to be raised? Will there be enough of the board exposed below the boat to attempt to manually pull it down? Looking for opinions. Thanks.
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