kona one center board

skyking1231 · Joined: 10 Jul 2000 Posts: 280

can anyone measure and tell me how thick the centerboard is at the base.....and also the width of the centerboard slot.

thanks.......

DanWeiss · Joined: 24 Jun 2008 Posts: 2296 Location: Connecticut, USA

skyking, the Kona One centerboard is 2.5 cm at its root (base). The internal width of the centerboard slot should be 3.0 cm. The .5 cm difference allows for the mounting plates and the ability to change rotation tension.

skyking1231 · Joined: 10 Jul 2000 Posts: 280

thank you

DanWeiss · Joined: 24 Jun 2008 Posts: 2296 Location: Connecticut, USA

You're welcome. If you've any other questions about Kona One, consider posting mor here and as well at http://class.konaone.com/Forum/en/706/English/ where you might get responses from Kona One sailors worldwide!

DelCarpenter · Joined: 06 Nov 2008 Posts: 499 Location: Cedar Falls, IA

SkyKing, I'm curious about why you asked your question.

Do you have a Kona One with the problem of having difficulty reversing the centerboard direction? I've been told the easiest solution to that problem is to move the centerboard to either all the way down or all the way up before moving it to less down or less up. Example: if the centerboard is most of the way down and you want to bring it part way up, first push it the rest of the way down and then bring it up. Or when it is part way up and you want to put it down further, first bring it all the way up and then push it down as desired. Both of my Kona Ones often have that problem. The above solution works for me on the fly every time.