[C38] Chain Plates

[Max Soto]

Hey Kerry,
Both!! That's why I have to replace mine... Bolt got loose and the welds
weren't enough...  Of course, corrosion have affected the welds....
I tightened the bolt a few months ago for a while, but time has come to
tackle the project.

Regards,

Max



2011/7/26 <littlebreeze at comcast.net>

> I was looking at my chain plates the other day and noted something I had
> not put together before.  Each of the four chain plates for the lower
> shrouds appears to have a bolt going through it coming up from the under
> side of the deck.  The bolt also appears to hold the tab which secures the
> lower shrouds to the chain plate.  It doesn't seem that a single bolt would
> hold the tab to the chain plate, so I ask those of you who have taken this
> area apart before and re-bedded it, is the tab just bolted on or is it
> welded to the chain plate in addition to being bolted on.  Thanks for your
> help.
>
> Kerry Grimes
> Little Breeze 139
> San Francisco, CA
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Max Soto
C38 #198 ESTANCIA
Puntarenas, Costa Rica
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