Edd I’m curious how did you seal your board in place.
Mike > On Jun 28, 2018, at 11:46 AM, Schillay.com via CnC-List > <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > > Mike, > > As most everyone on the list knows, I sailed with a centerboard on my 37+ for > almost 15 years before sealing it in the keel. While the 37 has a different, > deeper board, here’s what I discovered when it came to my boat: > > In a good breeze, going upwind, it’s certainly an advantage. While we didn’t > necessarily point higher, we did side-slip slightly less. For cruising, it’s > not a big deal, but if you race the boat, you’ll want it down upwind. > > In light air, having that much more “boat in the water” when the board was > down was more of a disadvantage. If it’s 5 knots or less, you will sail > faster with the board up on all points of sail. Additionally, the slot itself > is a bit of a drag when it comes to water flow. > > Not only did I fix the board in the up position, I sealed the bottom — no > slot. I actually sail faster now off the wind. I did add a drain plug, but > I’ve found not much water has been collecting inside. > > Interestingly enough, I raced the Enterprise for a season and a half with the > board sealed in place. Ultimately I saw no difference — we were as > competitive as we were before and finishing in the same place as before with > the same time differences between the same competition. This was for one-hour > or so beer-can racing, and perhaps things would be different on longer races. > Oh — and sealing it gave me one less whiny crew member in the pit since they > no longer had to winch that thing up after the windward mark rounding. > > Maintenance issues is a biggie. If you keep the board, you are looking at > replacing that cable every 5-8 years. For the 37+ design, there’s no way a > diver can do it — it must be a haul and the yard will charge you extra for > staying in their travel lift for the duration of the swap. And if that cable > should happen to break, you could be looking at a world of damage to your > keel. > > > All the best, > > Edd > > > Edd M. Schillay > Starship Enterprise > C&C 37+ | Sail No: NCC-1701-B > City Island, NY > Starship Enterprise's Captain's Log >> On Jun 28, 2018, 11:21 AM -0400, Persuasion37 via CnC-List >> <cnc-list@cnc-list.com>, wrote: >> To all you keel/centre board owners, I’m wondering how many of you actually >> use the centre board? >> >> Some of you may recall that the pendant let go somewhere in the Bahamas in >> 14/15. Fortunately the board was jammed up inside and had been for a number >> of years. Upon my return to Canada I removed the board and it has been in my >> garage ever since. Long story short it is repaired and I am ready to >> re-install the board. I’m thinking of just pinning the board in the up >> position. I have all the hardware but I’ve only had the board deployed 3 >> times in 12 years. This should also relieve any maintenance issues. Any >> thoughts? >> >> Thanks in advance for the feedback. >> >> Mike >> PERSUASION >> C&C 37 K/CB >> Long Sault >> _______________________________________________ >> >> Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. Each and >> every one is greatly appreciated. If you want to support the list - use >> PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray >> > _______________________________________________ > > Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. Each and > every one is greatly appreciated. If you want to support the list - use > PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray >
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