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Warren,
I think that is a capitol idea: building a replacement centerboard out of G-10.??
The outlay for a 2' x 4' section of .5" G-10 would be fairly substantial but ought to be enough material to fabricate a new board from.
I'm guessing that the G-10 alone would cost around $1K but you are right that it would never rust out.
Best,
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From: Warren Stein via groups.io <wrsteinesq@...> To: john.bailey50@... <john.bailey50@...>; [email protected] <[email protected]> Sent: Fri, Jun 4, 2021 7:27 pm Subject: Re: [T27Owners] Tartan 27 Centerboard Issues, Part II. Maybe a silly question, but has anybody considered fabricating a new centerboard out of solid G10? ? Yes, I¡¯d still epoxy it, and yes, it would be initially expensive; but no, it would never delaminate because of rusting steel¡I¡¯m thinking, the whole slab out of 1/2¡± G10, with 1/4¡± fiberglass plate laminated onto it wherever it needs to exceed 1/2¡±, then ground/faired to shape. ?Fiberglass is a mess, sure, but not that difficult to grind down/fair, especially if it isn¡¯t too built-up in the first place, which is why to laminate the 1/4¡± stuff. ?It¡¯s pretty dense, too. ? I don¡¯t think it would take much ballast at all to make it weigh around 116 pounds. ? And if it exceeded that, well, OK¡ª-that¡¯s about the best place to put any additional weight for righting moment. ?Thoughts?
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From: John Bailey <john.bailey50@...> To: [email protected] Sent: Fri, Jun 4, 2021 5:56 pm Subject: Re: [T27Owners] Tartan 27 Centerboard Issues, Part II. Look at this:
On Jun 4, 2021, at 11:47 AM, Ned Wood <nwood@...> wrote:
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