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Sailing Glossary   

The centerboard is generally left in the centerboard trunk all the time. If you should need to remove or install the centerboard, it is best done while the boat is in the water. This is most easily done in shallow, calm water where the bottom is smooth. The centerboard is inserted with the long straight side aft down through the top of the trunk until it rests on the bottom with the top of the centerboard inclined forward. A helper should gently pull on the bow line to move the boat forward. This will cause the bottom of the centerboard to pivot aft in the centerboard trunk until the rollers come in contact with the top of the trunk. Run the stainless cable over the top and down under the sheave in the board, and shackle it to the eye strap located on the trunk between the two upright boards of the stanchion. The centerboard line should lead aft from the bottom of the centerboard winch drum through the wood fairlead to the cleat on the side of the trunk.

As you start hoisting, put some hand tension on the centerboard cable so that it will wind tight on the shaft. The cable should wind on the shaft starting in center and going to port first and then back to center. If the cable is wound to starboard, it may cause friction between the centerboard winch drum and the stanchion. If you run out of line before the board is all the way up, add enough turns around the winch drum to accomplish the purpose.

Grease the shaft where it bears on the wood stanchions occasionally, using light grease. When lowering the board, keep the centerboard line in alignment with the winch, and always cleat the line, to keep some tension on the cable. Be sure the board is full up before launching or hauling the boat.

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1. Preparation
2. Raising the Mast
3. Halyard Winches & Forestay Tension
4. Boom
5. Boom Vang
6. Rudder
7. Mainsheet
8. Trailering & Launching
9. Centerboard

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