broke top of centerboard

in Flying magazine there is a section called "I Learned About Flying From That" where people write about mishaps that they learned lessons from.

Well I learned that you should install centerboard stopper. Mine didn't come with it and never thought about what the extra hole in the centerboard was for.

Other day while getting the boat ready for launch, I pulled on the bungy cord to lock in the centerboard. I guess I pulled on it too hard and there was a "thunk" sound from centerboard. I...

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