[C38] Chain Plates

[Phil Gay]

I agree with Max.  The bolt was probably just to hold the quite complicated assembly together when they welded the parts.  The strength is in the weld.   BTW I had to remove the face of the cabinet and  most of the interior of the cabinet to get the chainplate out of the boat.

 

Phil Gay

C38 049 Que Linda

Everett WA

 

From: listserve-bounces at catalina38.org [mailto:listserve-bounces at catalina38.org] On Behalf Of littlebreeze at comcast.net
Sent: Tuesday, July 26, 2011 12:23 PM
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Subject: [C38] Chain Plates

 

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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