[C38] One of my many projects

[Tom T.]

Hi Phil,

You want our comments?  How much do you charge for this chain plate surgery?  I know a few of us would love to hire you.

Tom Troncalli
The Renata hull #95


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From: Phil Gay 
To: Listserve at catalina38.org
Sent: 6/9/2008 2:29:51 PM 
Subject: [C38] One of my many projects


One of my projects is to fix some of my deck water leaks.  I was getting brown water dripping around the port aft lower shroud chainplate, more specifically from the inboard bolt which attaches it to the deck.  I had tried sealing it from the outside without removing the chainplate.  The chainplate is a complex weldment that fits up under the deck and is bolted (4 bolts) to a small plywood bulkhead which is bolted via 2 heavy aluminum angles to a shelf below the cabinet.   I quickly figured out that I would have to drill out plugs which hold the face of the cabinet on.  This was actually easier than I thought it would be.  There are 2 screws in the head that hold the face in place also.  Then I had to remove the bulkhead in order to lower the chainplate through the deck.  The hardest part was removing the screws that hold the shelves in place.  Also the bulkheads are tightly wedged in under the trim strip that hides the hull to deck bolts.
 
I got the chainplates out – both sides were leaking.  Between the outer fiberglass layer on top and the hull liner were two layers of wood.  The upper layer was about ¼ inch thick and the lower one was closer to ½ inch thick.  The upper layer was wet but not delaminated, but the lower layer was solid as a rock and dry.  I plan to put a vacuum cleaner hose on the chainplate hole and try to suck the moisture out.  Any other ideas?  Then my plan is to dremel out the core and fill it with thickened epoxy.  After resurfacing the hole, I plan to reinstall the chainplate using 4200.  Again, any comment?  Questions?  The chainplate looked good though a bit stained.
 
Phil Gay
C38 049 Que Linda
Everett, WA
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