16 November 2022
Point Bay Marina, Charlotte, VT
Marc- Snow arrived this morning to Vergennes and it complicates our boat projects. Fortunately we have been busy in the last few warm days of Fall. I built a new centerboard and ordered a new pivot pin. From the photos you can see the old board was broken in half and the pin was twisted. I managed to cut out the steel core from the old board and install it in the new board. The old board broke off just below the steel core ( a 1/2 inch x 6 inch x 36 inch carbon steel plate with a stainless steel insert for the pivot pin). The new pin went in smoothly and fit tightly in the new board and snugly in the bearings. We will have to wait for warmer weather to glass over the centerboard pin bronze access plate.
Hopefully there will be some more warm days (anything above 50 would be great) to work on a few interior plumbing issues. The boat does have interior heating to help.
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