Re: Leaking centerboard trunk?

Greg Gaston (gaston.actuary@worldnet.att.net)
Thu, 25 Mar 1999 11:06:35 -0500


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I am sure you will get some better ideas than this one, but at least
it's cheap. I put a bicycle tire innnertube at the top of my
daggerboard. When it is down, I move the tube over the gap between the
trunk and the top of the board.

Greg Gaston
WWP19 #808 Peppermint Patty
Asheville, NC

Scott wrote:

> I need to know how to keep the water from squirting up inside the
> boat through the centerboard trunk while beating into waves. I read
> this thread a while back, but cannot remember what was decided. I
> think someone mentioned weather stripping of some sort - what kind?
> Thank you for your help. - ScottCharleston