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Centerboard & Foil Design

Centerboard Wood-lead Buttstrap

Note about acceptable modifications for the centerboard, explaining that layers of fiberglass and resin may be substituted for brass butt-straps connecting the lead to the wood centerboard.

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  • centerboard
  • modifications
  • class rules
  • construction