Centerboard
Posted: Tue Sep 18, 2012 3:59 pm
I have read nearly every posting, some more than once and the topic of the centerboard never seems to come up. Exactly 30 years ago I build a Glen L 16ft Hartly trailer Sailor on the patio of my quarters on an army base in Kansas. The keel was armor plate and needed a small winch to raise and lower it .
I am seriously thinking of purchasing the plans for the pocketship and in studying the CLC web site and this forum I notice the centerboard is wood with a lead weight.
My questions are: What raises and lowers the centerboard?
How is it attached in the trunk?
What purpose is the circular cutout in the centerboard trunk?
I certainly wish something like this forum was available 30 years ago. The boat was built and sailed for about 20 years until a winter storm crushed it and the barn it was stored in.
Looking forward to hearing from the members.
Oldsoldier
I am seriously thinking of purchasing the plans for the pocketship and in studying the CLC web site and this forum I notice the centerboard is wood with a lead weight.
My questions are: What raises and lowers the centerboard?
How is it attached in the trunk?
What purpose is the circular cutout in the centerboard trunk?
I certainly wish something like this forum was available 30 years ago. The boat was built and sailed for about 20 years until a winter storm crushed it and the barn it was stored in.
Looking forward to hearing from the members.
Oldsoldier