by Guest » Mon Oct 27, 2003 12:03 pm
Bob,
This weekend, I tried to fix the pawl (catch) on the
centerboard trunk. There are 3 bolts which I first removed with ease. The pawl in this case, was attached behind the top forward bolt. After the bolts were removed, there is a triangular shape piece of metal (the plate). The pawl dropped out of course. In my case, looking at the centerboard handle from the right side of the centerboard housing, there is a cam lobe. With handle released, dropping the centerboard, the lobe is on the bottom right quadrant of the circular part of the handle. The way the pawl was bolted, there was no way it would ever work. So I am a bit confused. Perhaps mine was not assembled right by the prior owner. Other bad news, after putting it back together, I developed a leak that I never had before, perhaps 1 gal. over a 3 1/2 hour voyage. From my observation, the cam lobe looked fine, and the pawl seemed not to have any wear. Any suggestions for what is going on? Thanks in advance.
David Riley (driley-at-ngc.edu)