acreew Posted August 28, 2019 Report Share Posted August 28, 2019 Pulled into busy boat ramp ... deep water .... rushing ... forgot to raise centerboard... cranked as hard as I could and eventually the boat came on, unfortunately without the center board in one piece. The result is what you see in the pictures below. On the positive side there was no other damage other than the top splitting off of the Center board, amazing if this was planned for/designed for in advance. Idiots like myself are very thankful if that is the case. Anyway, no other damage can be detected. All rigging for the center board is exactly as it was. I intend to simply epoxy the top of the centerboard back on. Would appreciate any suggestions or insights On how to make this a secure/ lasting repair. thank you, will Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterP Posted August 28, 2019 Report Share Posted August 28, 2019 Put a floating tenon in the joint. Nice and fat - 1/2" by 2" +. Epoxied in. PeterP 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve W Posted August 28, 2019 Report Share Posted August 28, 2019 I think you should just epoxy it back in place. You probably won't do that again, but a laminated checklist taped under one of the aft locker tops isn't the worst thing. Especially when you get older like me! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterP Posted August 28, 2019 Report Share Posted August 28, 2019 It may be worth mentioning that the tenon grain should be orthogonal to the joint. Stronger that way. PeterP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hirilonde Posted August 28, 2019 Report Share Posted August 28, 2019 Or use a strip of frp and forget about grain Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acreew Posted August 28, 2019 Author Report Share Posted August 28, 2019 Thank you for the replies. One thought.....would the addition of floating tenons make the joint so strong that it would not fail in the same way as this time. Specifically and unfortunately, this may happen again....as it worked out...the localized damage to the centerboard was a nice surprise. Would not want to make damage to another part of the boat (e.g., centerboard case, etc.) more likely with an overzealous repair. Are these concerns realistic? Thank you again, Will Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterP Posted August 29, 2019 Report Share Posted August 29, 2019 Add a fat bungee cord to the down haul or a breakaway cleat. Don't try to plan for every possibility or you'll never leave the dock. Like Tom says experience comes from screwing up (and fixing stuff). PeterP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Vacanti Posted August 29, 2019 Report Share Posted August 29, 2019 Peter mentioned a breakaway cleat, here is a great example available through Duckworks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acreew Posted August 29, 2019 Author Report Share Posted August 29, 2019 I have the bungee, but not the breakaway cleat....will add that. Thanks to everyone who responded. Very helpful! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chick Ludwig Posted August 30, 2019 Report Share Posted August 30, 2019 I attached a sign to the trailer winch post to "Raise the c/b" on Summer Breeze to be sure that it was raised before launching. I always let the board down against a support on the trailer to take the strain off the lifting pennant when trailering. Actually, I copied this idea from the Master --- Graham. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KevinB Posted August 30, 2019 Report Share Posted August 30, 2019 I'd try the floating tenon too. I do have to wonder how it would hold up in a capsize when the cb is the lever you are using to try to right the boat. A joint there seems vulnerable to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meester Posted September 5, 2019 Report Share Posted September 5, 2019 I have the auto-release cleats on both the CB and rudder on my CS15. Going aground is no big deal. There's a "click," I recleat the CB half-down and head for deeper water. The auto-release cleat would also forgive the unraised CB mistake and nobody would notice. Belt and suspenders: floating tenon inside and fiberglass on the outside. Go for a strong joint. I think KevinB's point about capsize recovery is a good one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hirilonde Posted September 5, 2019 Report Share Posted September 5, 2019 16 hours ago, meester said: I have the auto-release cleats on both the CB and rudder on my CS15. Going aground is no big deal. There's a "click," I recleat the CB half-down and head for deeper water. The auto-release cleat would also forgive the unraised CB mistake and nobody would notice. Me too. I run aground in the salt pond/marsh I sail in all the time and they work well. (inlaid epoxy rope trick as well) Never had one trip hauling out, but it would. If I capsize the board will be down. KISS. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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