Re: Tubes and Plugs

Bill Combs (ttursine@gnt.net)
Wed, 02 Jun 1999 21:00:12 -0500

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> I have added weather stripping on the top of the CB trunk, but without a
> latch it doesn't seem to make a big difference. All I have for a latch
> down is a rather thin (3/16 inch) pin which goes through the CB and trunk in
> the middle of the board. The hole in the board is large, but those in the
> trunk quite small. Does anyone have a recommendation regarding this
> setup? I know it would be better to have the CB latched if it looks like
> we could get knocked over. I thought about using something like a shear
> pin in the latch, but it strikes me that if it is going to break when
> hitting a solid obstruction, it might be just as likely to break when the
> boat turned over. Opinions?

I'm in the process of (= I have the idea and the parts and am
procrastinating wrt installation) setting up two heavy rubber bungees
hooked to padeyes on the sides of the trunk and passing over each end
of the top of the keel. With the right tension, I expect this to
stabilize the keel enough to make the weather stripping effective yet
allow it to give under high shock loads when going aground or, as I
once did, running over submerged logs. We shall see. I'll still use
the bolt in deepwater and/or ugly seas.

Regards,

Bill Combs
WWP 19 #439 (Aug 1987)
"Ursa Minor"
Fort Walton Beach FL
ttursine@gnt.net