{"id":5690,"date":"2026-04-02T17:53:27","date_gmt":"2026-04-02T22:53:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bigdadoo.com\/blog\/?p=5690"},"modified":"2026-04-02T17:53:27","modified_gmt":"2026-04-02T22:53:27","slug":"sailin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bigdadoo.com\/blog\/2026\/04\/02\/sailin\/","title":{"rendered":"Sailin&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Fireball Restored<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Last year there was a sailboat &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bigdadoo.com\/blog\/2025\/09\/03\/last-sail\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"5206\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">incident<\/a>&#8221; where the parts holding the centreboard in place were &#8220;lost&#8221;. Well, not exactly lost. I know where they are. They are in the bay in front of our cottage in about 40 feet of water, on the bottom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Since my <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bigdadoo.com\/blog\/tag\/fireball\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"461\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Fireball<\/a> is from 1970, the parts I need are no longer available. However, through a couple of connections I located a great company that was able to recreate the parts from my diagrams and specifications.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Yesterday, the parts arrived. Very exciting<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"884\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bigdadoo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_9279-1024x884.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5693\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bigdadoo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_9279-1024x884.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.bigdadoo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_9279-300x259.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.bigdadoo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_9279-150x129.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.bigdadoo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_9279-768x663.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bigdadoo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_9279-1536x1326.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.bigdadoo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_9279-2048x1768.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Stainless steel bracket for the Fireball Centreboard<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I won&#8217;t be able to install them in the boat until the May long weekend but I&#8217;m looking forward to at least one more season of sailing. Hopefully with some Grandkids!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fireball Restored Last year there was a sailboat &#8220;incident&#8221; where the parts holding the centreboard in place were &#8220;lost&#8221;. Well, not exactly lost. I know where they are. They are in the bay in front of our cottage in about 40 feet of water, on the bottom. Since my Fireball is from 1970, the parts 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