board up while moored?

donnyo · Post by **donnyo** » Fri Mar 18, 2005 3:38 am

I just painted the bottom and would like a clean foil for a few weeks or more. Is the box and cabin built to sustain loading of board up for a sustained lenght of time without stressing the cabin top or cassette..

Dale Eager · Post by **Dale Eager** » Fri Mar 18, 2005 4:34 pm

All the boats in my area are wetsailed and we all keep our boards up. I keep the tang pinned to take the load off the keel line and blocks.

Post by **Tom Elsen** » Tue Mar 22, 2005 11:08 pm

I do the same thing as Dale. Pin it to unload the tackle.

Tom Line · Post by **Tom Line** » Tue Mar 29, 2005 1:50 pm

The harken cheek block used to turn the rope and lead it aft on my boad warped the balls after two weeks of having the board supported by it. Be careful with your bearings.

Norwalk-ROTC · Post by **Norwalk-ROTC** » Fri Apr 01, 2005 2:06 pm

Is there a hole in the cabin in which one slides a pin? Where exactly does one pin the board "up"?

Jeffrey · Post by **Jeffrey** » Fri Apr 01, 2005 2:25 pm

Hi, when the board is all the way up, the stainless tang (that the block and tackle are attached to, that also runs the full length inside the keel), comes up throught the top of the deck. You can line up the hole in the tang and the hole in the block on the deck, then run a pin through it and release the tension on the line. Use a strong pin or screw close to the diameter of the holes. Jeff (Skyhawk #250)

Rudeman · Post by **Rudeman** » Sat Apr 02, 2005 3:51 am

Tom Line wrote:The harken cheek block used to turn the rope and lead it aft on my boad warped the balls after two weeks of having the board supported by it. Be careful with your bearings.

I read this post to late...I just finished installing a Harken Cheek this week. What type of Harken did you use ???