I think you are right...there is probably a factor of ten error in the weight of the centerboard, more like 80 lbs rather than 800...would make...
Thanks, Alan...I had originally planned to do just what you suggest, but the board is just too far gone...it has holes rusted all the way through...
The board is out! Hi...Anders, thanks for getting back to me. We found the bolt buried in glass and had to dig it out. It was completely...
I'm restoring a 1964 Sparkman and Stephens designed Sailmaster 22, built in Holland by de Noord. The 800 lb iron centerboard is badly corroded...