[C38] Backstay chainplate removal

[Larry Malmberg 909 208 1847]

Chuck, you were going to send me mailing address for burgee.

On Oct 24, 2020, 9:05 AM, at 9:05 AM, Charles Finn <charles at finn.ws> wrote:
>Sorry folks for this coming late, but it was stuck in my email server!
>
>On 10/24/2020 10:58 AM, Charles Finn wrote:
>> I looked into this a few years back as I had some gel cracks that
>sort 
>> of suggested my backstay chainplate was in trouble.  My good news was
>
>> the wooden knee was just fine and I was just being a worry wort 
>> expecting no working of the hull cracks to manifest after 40 years!  
>> There was elongation of the bolt holes in the wood knee, but no rot.
>  
>> I did however scope out the project and it is substantial!  I was
>told 
>> you probably would need to cut out the knee from the outside of the 
>> boat in order to sufficiently reinforce and connect the new knee 
>> (which was in my fresh water case going to be aluminum).  I was told 
>> that wooden knees were common but a stupid idea much like that wood 
>> under our mast step!   Indeed, it was are real achillies heel for the
>
>> J boats in the 80s as well.  I was givne an estimate back then of 
>> $10,000, but I would have most certainly done the job myself as it is
>
>> really chainsaw and fiber glassing and then cosmetics (ok, it would
>be 
>> a LOT of that! But hey this is Max we are talking to here!)
>>
>> If I were to take this on today, I would also address the problem of 
>> the rudder post on our boats which is another problem as there is no 
>> bearing... just stainless rudder post wearing on fiberglass which in 
>> my case has required insertion of mylar sheet shims to get rid of the
>
>> wear slop.  I would have the post removed and replaced with bearing 
>> and a water seal.  I would also take this opportunity to install the 
>> autopilot!
>>
>> Regards,
>> Chuck Finn
>> Mighty Quinn #114
>> Great Lakes
>>
>> On 9/28/2020 4:42 PM, Max soto wrote:
>>> Hi everybody, has anyone removed the backstay chainplate on a 38?  I
>
>>> need to replace mine and seems impossible without removing the
>wooden 
>>> knee  it is attached to inside the lazarette.   Any thoughts??
>>>
>>> Regards,
>>> Max Soto A.
>>> C38 Estancia
>>> Alajuela, Costa Rica
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