Saltydog87
Active Member
After dedicating time this spring to re-varnishing my wooden daggerboard (pretty when it was done!), I was dismayed to see my work tarnished over just one sailing season.
It was clear the leading and trialing edges were scraping against the inside of the daggerboard well when it was being held up by the daggerboard-retaining line. This must be a common issue with wooden daggerboards, as I found a reference to “feathering” of these edges in the Sunfish Bible, as well as a note of the negative impacts it has on daggerboard efficiency.
Other than switching to a plastic daggerboard, any tips on reducing this wear on the leading and trailing edges? Has anyone gone so far as to try to smooth out the ends of the daggerboard well?
It was clear the leading and trialing edges were scraping against the inside of the daggerboard well when it was being held up by the daggerboard-retaining line. This must be a common issue with wooden daggerboards, as I found a reference to “feathering” of these edges in the Sunfish Bible, as well as a note of the negative impacts it has on daggerboard efficiency.
Other than switching to a plastic daggerboard, any tips on reducing this wear on the leading and trailing edges? Has anyone gone so far as to try to smooth out the ends of the daggerboard well?