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Home Forums Search Trailer Sailor Roster Chandlery Events Classifieds Resources About TSBB SBO Sites	Instructions/FAQ | Rules & Etiquette | Edit Profile | Forum Login View Thread | Post Response | Return to Index | Read Prev Msg | Read Next Msg | no centerboard Posted By: walt26scolorado Date: 4/8/09 10:29a.m. Report: outside forum guidelines In Response To: Docking question. (pic) (Mike Coon 26S) Mike cant answer your question.. but feel your pain. I didnt think of it until your post but yesterday I took the boat out for a little spin - motor only trying out a GPS speed meter and didnt drop the centerboard. When I came back in to the slip, I was using the outboard and rudder to steer and the wind had picked up a little and was blowing in the worst possible direction. I had a real hard time (singlehanded), took a quarter sized chunk of gel coat from the bow hitting some metal on the dock.. Things seemed a lot more difficult than normal and it didnt occur to me until your post that I had the centerboard up all the way up.

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Docking question. -- Mike Coon 26S -- 4/8/09 10:15a.m.

 no centerboard  -- walt26scolorado -- 4/8/09 10:29a.m.

without the swing keel down -- Chris - Kelly Marie - Mac22 -- 4/8/09 10:33a.m.

CB -- Doug91mac26s -- 4/8/09 10:32a.m.

Try it with the centerboard lowered about half way down... -- David M26S Mesquite TX -- 4/8/09 11:00a.m.

Lower the keel some -- Phil V25 Iowa -- 4/8/09 11:21a.m.

and FENDERS -- MrBill_26D_fll -- 4/9/09 6:25a.m.

Do you have a link.... -- Sumner -- Mac 26S -- Blanding, UT -- 4/9/09 6:34a.m.

big B fender linky -- MrBill_26D_fll -- 4/9/09 8:07a.m.

better link -- MrBill_26D_fll -- 4/9/09 8:09a.m.

bow protection -- walt26scolorado -- 4/9/09 9:35a.m.

KeelGuard Protection Strips -- Doug91mac26s -- 4/9/09 10:32a.m.

I see a lot of those on jet skis... -- MrBill_26D_fll -- 4/9/09 11:35a.m.

correction, 8" x 20" big B -- mr bill -- 4/9/09 3:09p.m.

edit -- mr bill -- 4/9/09 3:11p.m.

Dinosaurs -- Keith Nuttle -- 4/9/09 6:12p.m.

motorng control problems -- Nelson Amen - Mac 26S, San Antonio -- 4/9/09 9:17p.m.