Mark:

My centerboard has always banged around inside the trunk when It did not have any sort of lateral pressure on it.  If the board is banging then it probably does not need to be down.  Sailing downwind the board should and can be lifted.   I would not leave the board down at the mooring to avoid unnecessary banging and growth on the board.

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-----Original Message-----
From: Rhodes22-list <rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org> On Behalf Of Mark Whipple
Sent: Monday, October 21, 2019 2:33 PM
To: The Rhodes 22 Email List <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
Subject: [Rhodes22-list] Centerboard noise

I was on my boat at my mooring recently, and heard the centerboard bang each time the boat rolled. The current had the boat facing approx. SE.
There were some small rollers coming in from the NE. The result is the boat was taking the rollers on the port side roughly amidships. Each roll the centerboard bumped to one side or the other.

Two questions:
 - Is this normal, or do I need to plan some sort of repair (centerboard pivot)?
 - Do you leave your CB down when you're on a mooring? I did so to decrease the side-to-side rolling of the boat, but I also had the rudder up because I have a wheel and I haven't yet taken the time to lash it down (no wheel lock).

The boat is a 2000 so I believe I have a diamond CB.

TIA for your thoughts.

For me, this list was a big selling point for the Rhodes 22. When I owned a
1959 Pearson Triton (28' yawl) there was also an active online community.
That was so helpful since it was my first big sailboat and I completely renovated it in my driveway. That was a five year learning process. I missed that type of online community with my Nimble 30 since there was only about two dozen ever made.

Mark Whipple
s/v Tiny Dancer
Boston, MA