[C38] Port forward chain plate

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Steve,
This project has my intense interest. I recently discovered a problem with the same bulkhead as well as the counter in the head. There was a slight leak that channeled water down the back of the bulkhead and between the hull liner and the counter. The counter is glassed into the hull on the bottom only so the water gets trapped in the space between the hull and the counter. The result has been that the back 1/2 inch or so of both the bulkhead and the counter have rotted. I am struggling now with a plan to replace or repair both the bulkhead and the counter. 

Dave

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--- On Sun, 10/2/11, Steve Smolinske <i><SSmolinske at rainierrubber.com> wrote:

From: Steve Smolinske <SSmolinske at rainierrubber.com>
Subject: [C38] Port forward chain plate
To: "Catalina 38 Listserve" <listserve at catalina38.org>
Date: Sunday, October 2, 2011, 11:29 PM


 
 
 
I am in the process of repairing the port forward chainplate bulkhead the one in the head,  short version: I noticed a bulge on deck inboard of the forward chainplate, looks like the bolts outboard also compressed the deck, so the entire chainplate swiveled on one bolt on the bulkhead, the one in the center as it was the only hole of the four holes in the bulkhead that did not elongate.  Im making a new bulkhead and will reassemble but was wondering if anyone else has seen this problem in their boats and what did you do?  I dont see anyway of getting the bulge out of the deck as the way the way the chain plate is fabricated there is no attachment to the deck where it bulged.  Thanks
 
Steve
Peregrine  
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