Amazing! What is the rectangular cut-out in the centreplate? My 1963 one which I'm trying to restore has the same cut but I have no idea what function it serves!
Hi Chris, the rectangular cut out is for the ‘brake’ or ‘buffer’. Basically just a section of flexible pipe and a section of keel band material which when you screw into the board makes an area of variable width which will push against the inside of the CB case to hold the board in whatever position you want it in. I guess it’s not necessary if you have an uphaul/downhaul system for the board but if not then the board will not stay up without the brake in place! Pause this video on 11:21 to see what I mean because I’m sure I haven’t explained it well! Hope that helps.
@@CorinNelsonSmith Ah yes I must have missed that shot. Won't it carve away the inside of the case over time? My boat came with an up/downhaul system (whether it works I have no idea) but since your boat is vastly higher performance is it not really necessary? Also (sorry to keep asking questions), the plate seems very loose in the case, it's about 23mm but the case is between 27mm and about 32mm wide. I'm wondering whether to put some flanged plastic bushings in the bolt hole (maybe drill it out or use a smaller bolt) to stop it bashing the sides and flapping about, do you think that's necessary?
@@chrisburn7178 Hi Chris, I’m honestly not sure whether the pipe damages the CB case but I guess if it was designed and built with the brake in mind then the case must be sheathed in something harder than whatever the pipe is made of! I’m hoping so anyway… Some people have suggested fitting an up/downhaul to my boat but I can’t see an advantage to adding extra ropes and blocks to an already packed boat. It really is easier just to yank on the ‘yoke’ i guess you’d call it, but I can see if you were planning on sailing single handed then an uphaul reachable from the helm position would be necessary. That does sound not quite right about you CB being loose. Mine was, if anything, a fraction of a mm wider than the CB case at the pivot point, though this may have been because of the new epoxy coatings during restoration. It also renders the brake pointless but I’m sure after a couple of sails the top layer of epoxy will be smoothed down enough that I’ll need to tighten the brake to get a nice hold on the board. I didn’t fit bushings in the CB case bolt holes because they were in perfectly good condition, but the chap who restored the board did fit a tuffnol bushing into the CB bolt hole itself to keep it perfectly straight and reduce wear on the epoxy in the original hole. If the pivot holes in your CB case seem to be the issue then a bushing does sound like it could help. I had mine machined to my absurdly specific dimensions by a chap on eBay who makes them out of old blocks and scraps of tuffnol and it was only £16 so a bargain really. Tuffnol themselves quoted £86 for the equivalent piece! Hope that helps, Corin.
@@CorinNelsonSmith Wow, thanks for the help. Do you have the name is the eBay chap? I don't know why I'm thinking about the CB when I'm currently pulling out the rotten keel, lower half of the CB case and aft end of the keelson! Why they used steel screws is beyond me!
@@chrisburn7178 Gosh, that sounds like a much more involved restoration than my boat required…I don’t envy you! The ebay seller’s name was ‘Techmender’ but if you search for ‘"Whale" tufnol bush, up to 300 mm diameter x 30mm thick x any bore.’ you should find the listing. I send him a question with my required measurements and he replied with a quote and then put up a personal listing to pay. Very good service I thought.
Looks amazing, well done!
Thanks! I credit 99% of her looks to the designer, but a few coats of paint and varnish don’t do any harm ;)
Amazing! What is the rectangular cut-out in the centreplate? My 1963 one which I'm trying to restore has the same cut but I have no idea what function it serves!
Hi Chris, the rectangular cut out is for the ‘brake’ or ‘buffer’. Basically just a section of flexible pipe and a section of keel band material which when you screw into the board makes an area of variable width which will push against the inside of the CB case to hold the board in whatever position you want it in. I guess it’s not necessary if you have an uphaul/downhaul system for the board but if not then the board will not stay up without the brake in place! Pause this video on 11:21 to see what I mean because I’m sure I haven’t explained it well! Hope that helps.
@@CorinNelsonSmith Ah yes I must have missed that shot. Won't it carve away the inside of the case over time? My boat came with an up/downhaul system (whether it works I have no idea) but since your boat is vastly higher performance is it not really necessary? Also (sorry to keep asking questions), the plate seems very loose in the case, it's about 23mm but the case is between 27mm and about 32mm wide. I'm wondering whether to put some flanged plastic bushings in the bolt hole (maybe drill it out or use a smaller bolt) to stop it bashing the sides and flapping about, do you think that's necessary?
@@chrisburn7178 Hi Chris, I’m honestly not sure whether the pipe damages the CB case but I guess if it was designed and built with the brake in mind then the case must be sheathed in something harder than whatever the pipe is made of! I’m hoping so anyway… Some people have suggested fitting an up/downhaul to my boat but I can’t see an advantage to adding extra ropes and blocks to an already packed boat. It really is easier just to yank on the ‘yoke’ i guess you’d call it, but I can see if you were planning on sailing single handed then an uphaul reachable from the helm position would be necessary. That does sound not quite right about you CB being loose. Mine was, if anything, a fraction of a mm wider than the CB case at the pivot point, though this may have been because of the new epoxy coatings during restoration. It also renders the brake pointless but I’m sure after a couple of sails the top layer of epoxy will be smoothed down enough that I’ll need to tighten the brake to get a nice hold on the board. I didn’t fit bushings in the CB case bolt holes because they were in perfectly good condition, but the chap who restored the board did fit a tuffnol bushing into the CB bolt hole itself to keep it perfectly straight and reduce wear on the epoxy in the original hole. If the pivot holes in your CB case seem to be the issue then a bushing does sound like it could help. I had mine machined to my absurdly specific dimensions by a chap on eBay who makes them out of old blocks and scraps of tuffnol and it was only £16 so a bargain really. Tuffnol themselves quoted £86 for the equivalent piece!
Hope that helps, Corin.
@@CorinNelsonSmith Wow, thanks for the help. Do you have the name is the eBay chap? I don't know why I'm thinking about the CB when I'm currently pulling out the rotten keel, lower half of the CB case and aft end of the keelson! Why they used steel screws is beyond me!
@@chrisburn7178 Gosh, that sounds like a much more involved restoration than my boat required…I don’t envy you! The ebay seller’s name was ‘Techmender’ but if you search for ‘"Whale" tufnol bush, up to 300 mm diameter x 30mm thick x any bore.’ you should find the listing. I send him a question with my required measurements and he replied with a quote and then put up a personal listing to pay. Very good service I thought.
you’ll never be able to get that autobailor out cause you epoxied it in
FYI, a hot air gun or a soldering iron applied locally can be used to heat up the epoxy and get it to soften/release. Cheers,.