by jeadstx » Thu Mar 29, 2012 12:15 pm
I installed jib sheet cleats on my centerboard in that area as well. I had no problems. As I recall, the pilot holes for the screws I drilled ran into some kind of reinforcing plate, I don't remeber if it was wood or brass.
John
1976 Day Sailer II, #8075 - Completed the 2011, 2012, and 2013 Texas 200
1952 Beetle Boat Swan Catboat
Early Rhodes 19
1973 Mariner 2+2, #2607 - Completed 2014, 2015 and 2016 Texas 200
1969 Day Sailer I, #3229
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