Refinish Centerboard Cap

Submitted by shugart5372 on Mon, 09/17/2007 - 11:02
I will probably be refinishing the mohogany centerboard cap soon because it looks a little damaged surface wise. Do you remove it and how...haven't even studied it yet to see what screw botls are involved? Also I guess just sanding it and using the same captains spar varnish will be fine...or not? Thanks for the help.
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Those are easy to take off and refinish.

Submitted by SidBrowning on Mon, 09/17/2007 - 12:00.
Those are easy to take off and refinish. It is held on by wood screws driven into the centerboard trunk and then the mainsheet cam is bolted to the centerboard cap itself. Flying Scot also sells replacement screws. When I removed my centerboard cap I carefully placed most of the screws into a baggy and promptly lost the rest of them.

The main sheet swivel has to be dismantled to get access to the

Submitted by bobnew on Wed, 09/19/2007 - 11:14.
The main sheet swivel has to be dismantled to get access to the machine screws holding it to the cap (after you remove the cap from the trunk). This is a good time to file off the stops on the base that limit the swivel. I wanted mine to swivel 360. If you leave them on, be sure to get them oriented correctly when reassembling the swivel. Hint: use two or three cable ties to compress the stand-up spring then cut them after you reassemble. Bob New FS 5143 Merritt Island Florida Fleet Captain Fleet 179

Thank you for the really good advice.

Submitted by shugart5372 on Fri, 09/21/2007 - 11:24.
Thank you for the really good advice...things I would not have noticed or thought about otherwise. The 3rd coat of varnish is trying good and hard (2 days) so I will be reassemblying it this weekend.

RE: filing the main sheet swivel to make a 360.

Submitted by David Stockwell on Sat, 03/13/2010 - 11:37.
RE: filing the main sheet swivel to make a 360. I think it is illeagal to have more than one 360 degree cleat if you race. If you have a 360 on your centerboard, then you should not modify the main sheet cleat. Isn't that right?[V][?]

Measurer's rulings and Handbook state "only one 360 swivel simil

Submitted by bobnew on Sat, 03/13/2010 - 12:28.
Measurer's rulings and Handbook state "only one 360 swivel similar in design to the Waco 360 may be used in the boat." There has never been an issue with 360 on the mainsheet block as far as I know. Bob New FS 5143 Merritt Island Florida Fleet Captain Fleet 179

Why would you want the mainsheet block to swivel 360 degrees? S

Submitted by Jay Lott on Tue, 04/06/2010 - 14:40.
Why would you want the mainsheet block to swivel 360 degrees? Sounds like a recipe for a well-tangled mainsheet tail. Jay Lott FS 5698