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bear
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Initially Posted - 09/28/2013 :  15:53:47  Show Profile
I was asked if I ever heard of hauling out a C250WB onto a trailer with a suspected broken cable. He wondered if I ever heard of anyone doing it. No I haven't. Any thoughts on this? Would centerboard go right up into cavity as boat moved onto trailer? Curious now. Thoughts?
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johnpurvis
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Response Posted - 09/28/2013 :  17:20:58  Show Profile
I have had to load friend's boats twice over the years with broken cables (Oday 25 & Macgregor 25). We wrapped the rear-most crossover on the trailer with a heavy towel and two strips of duck tape and the boats "bumped" their way onto the trailers without damaging the centerboards.
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britinusa
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Response Posted - 09/28/2013 :  17:49:32  Show Profile  Visit britinusa's Homepage
Not deliberately, but the biggest issue if if the board misses the center support from the rear cross beam of the trailer.

We had one occasion when the board got jammed between the rear most cross bar and the one forward of that.

The boat could not be hauled up onto the trailer not hauled aft.

The cable was intact, so i jumped from the dock to the boat and hauled in the centerboard while Peggy pulled the boat forward onto the trailer. Then we took the boat aft, lined her up again and this time got it right!

Paul
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Arlyn Stewart
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Response Posted - 09/29/2013 :  04:55:55  Show Profile  Visit Arlyn Stewart's Homepage
Little problem getting the boat on the trailer with the cable broken but it would mean no ability to back up and realign to hit trailer. As well, once on the trailer, it is there until the board is restricted from dropping.
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bear
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Response Posted - 10/01/2013 :  15:29:40  Show Profile
Well we got the 250WB onto her trailer with the broken cable. Pretty much had boat aligned before dragging onto trailer. Thanks for help.
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slaedlein
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Response Posted - 10/07/2013 :  18:31:57  Show Profile
I had a similar problem a couple years ago where the board was partway down making it hard to get off the trailer. I solved future problems by extending the center bunk past the end of the trailer cross member and covering it with indoor/outdoor carpet. Suggest making this modification and using a ratchet strap passed under the centerboard to pull it up and hold it in place.
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zebra50
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Response Posted - 11/01/2013 :  12:07:51  Show Profile
I remember reading either here in the forum or maybe in SAIL mag one solution was to run a line from the bow against the hull to contact the board and pull it up. Using two people one on port one on starboard side walking aft. I guess you could also tie off one end of the line to a rail, and walk the other end.
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