Okay, mine was on the trailer. Long story short: I took the centerboard cap/lid/hood off to gain more direct access. However, you cannot do this on the water, since -- as I understand it -- the top of the centerboard trunk is below the waterline.


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John Carlson
S/V Lillipelli (2004/2012)
Lake Waco, Texas

> On Jun 8, 2022, at 10:18 PM, Melvyn Rothbard <melrothbard at yahoo.com> wrote:
> 
> Looks familiar to me.  My board froze at the end of last year and I have not been able to free it up
> Mel Rothbard
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> On Wed, Jun 8, 2022 at 10:15 PM, C. Robert Lester
> <C.Robert.Lester at dartmouth.edu <mailto:C.Robert.Lester at dartmouth.edu>> wrote:
> In the water at the slip.
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> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Swing keel stuck.
> 
> Wow, that looks so different from my boat! I have had the "stuck" problem before and am actually writing up a description of the larger project. But, let me ask, is the boat in the water or on the trailer?
> 
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> John Carlson
> Lillipelli (2004/2012)
> 
> > On Jun 8, 2022, at 7:05 PM, C. Robert Lester <C.Robert.Lester at dartmouth.edu <mailto:C.Robert.Lester at dartmouth.edu>> wrote:
> >
> > Frogive me all, hopefully "pic" makes it through this time!
> >
> > Bob
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
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> > Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Swing keel stuck.
> >
> > '84 R22 with centerboard stuck on penant rope.
> > Nothing fits down penant tube (don't have golf club as suggested).
> > But does this look familiar to anyone?
> >
> > Thanks, Bob
> >
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