Installing the centerboard case

This is kind of a big deal as I am filling the hole in the bottom of the boat and I don't want it to leak, now or ever if I can help it. There are a couple of ways to attach the case. Some bolt it to the keelson, sealing it with something or other. That is how I did the last boat and it has not leaked yet. This time though, the boat is much bigger and the bilge will be closed off from view most of the time and I want to make sure it is water tight. I am sinking the case all the way through the keelson to the lead keel. the hole is oversized and widened at the top. the centerboard is propped in the hole and slightly thickened epoxy is squeezed around the case until the hole is filled and then allowed to harden. Now there will not be any end grain showing as the case bottom will be covered by the lead keel after being sealed with epoxy. Then there are a couple of case logs that go on after the case is glued in and the lead keel bolts through them

Here the case has just been glued in.

Now the case logs are in and sealed around the centerboard bushings.

This is the case top and I will show how it works later. Just a note that it is removable and will house the lifting tackle to raise and lower the centerboard from the cockpit of the boat.