John Smith wrote:
"Tom Dacon" wrote in message
The reason people used to add lead to centerboards and daggerboards was
just
to counteract the buoyancy of the wood, and to keep them from floating up
in
the slot.

Well, there's that too; it does tend to float up a 2 or 3 inches unless the
side pressure is enough to keep it down.

I had a Sailfish that had a short piece of rope that you would secure
over the top of the daggerboard to keep it from floating up. I also
don't think what you propose with thw lead would show any results
comparable to the effort.Sam