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suttergold
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Initially Posted - 08/10/2008 : 18:16:02

Lake level is going down rapidly and this morning my centerboard was in the mud. I am concerned about damage to the boat if the weight of the boat is on the centerboard. I pulled the centerboard up out of the mud, now I am concerned about breaking the cable with the constant weight on it. Any suggestions other than pulling the boat out of the lake?

"Knot On Call"

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Dave Bristle
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Response Posted - 08/10/2008 : 21:00:21

Since nobody's responded yet... I can't speak to any possible damage from the mud, but I can't imagine that the cable isn't more than adequate for holding the board up for as long as you want. Don't confuse this with the C-25 forum discussions about whether to keep the swing keel up--that's 1500 lbs. of solid cast iron. Your fiberglass centerboard has (as I recall) a 100 lb. weight to help keep it down.

If you can see the bilge area around the pivot pin, if it's dry there (I'm not familiar with the C-250 bilge), and if the board raises and lowers normally, I'd guess you're OK. I suspect the greater threat, with board stuck in mud, is wave action against the hull. I'd keep it up.

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britinusa
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Response Posted - 08/10/2008 : 21:01:26

I'm guessing that the board laying horizontally will dig into the mud and the hull will start to accept the load.

The big problem is the potential for the boat to try and swing around the raised keel, it won't!

Glad to hear you got it raised, we saw a macgregor break off it's dagger board when the boat was twisted with the board dug into the sand close to the beach.

Can you get the boat out?

Paul

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suttergold
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Response Posted - 08/10/2008 : 21:17:09

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by britinusa
Can you get the boat out?

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I can get the boat out to deeper water to sail, the problem is the marina water level is becoming very shallow, about six feet depth. I suspect that I will have to pull it out in the next few weeks.

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John Russell
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Response Posted - 08/11/2008 : 13:33:54

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I can get the boat out to deeper water to sail, the problem is the marina water level is becoming very shallow, about six feet depth. I suspect that I will have to pull it out in the next few weeks.
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I'd talk to the marina manager about finding a slip in deeper water since it's obviously not 6 feet at your slip. Maybe switch with a stinkpotter and his bass boat?????

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Nautiduck
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Response Posted - 08/11/2008 : 14:14:02

I'm sure you already thought of this but be attentive to the ramps and the water level at them. You don't want to get stuck out in the lake.

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Ray Seitz
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Response Posted - 08/21/2008 : 12:48:12

Sorry for such a late response but I do not frequently check in.

I have a cousin in New England who had his CB stuck in the mud also.

He suffered major damage to the boats hull (actually the insurance company considers the boat totaled).

His situation was different, his boat was moored in a tidal basin and he forgot to raise the CB the low moon tides and winds twisted the boat around and the force on the stuck CB cracked the hull. Now the other significant difference is that his boat is a Hunter 260. I firmly believe that Catalina has a thicker hull and better designed CB pivot point. My cousins experience and this forum are why I have the boat I have.

When you do pull the boat check the hull for cracks. You probably will not notice any water inside the boat because if there are cracks like in the Hunter's case they would be in the water ballast tanks. I think my cousin only noticed water when he sailed.

I pull the CB up every time I pull into the dock (not all the way up till the CB hits the stops though). I have been doing this for 7 years now and have not experienced any problems with the cable and gear thus far.

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