[C38] One of my many projects

[Les]

an old trick for removing plugs is to drill a small hole in the center,
then use a woodscrew in it.  As the wood screw pushes down on the
underlying screw, the plug will be raised from the hole.  When you put
the plugs back in, only use a small amount of varnish to seal the top
edge and the new plug will come out the same way when the time comes.
Never glue the plugs in.

Regards,
Les H
On Mon, 2008-06-09 at 12:44 -0700, Phil Gay wrote:
> One of the hard parts is to figure out where the screws are that hold
> the cabinet face frame to the cabinet.  After that, it comes off
> easily.  A forstner bit make the job of removing the plugs cleaner and
> prevents damaging the surface of the face frame when the screws are
> backed out.  Again, I had the most trouble getting out the screws that
> hold the shelves to the walls of the cabinet.
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> When I first removed the chainplate, there was only about ¼ inch depth
> of silicone (it was clear) between the chainplate and the deck.  I
> don’t know if it was original or not.  It was next to the outer layer
> of wood that was wet and practically fell out when I touched it.  The
> polysulfide sealant I had used under the trim plate didn’t begin to
> stick to the silicone that the seal depended on.
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> I am taking photos of this repair along with the aft chainplate repair
> and plan to write the details up and put them in the Mainsheet.
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> Phil Gay
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> C38 049 Que Linda
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> Everett, WA
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> From:listserve-bounces at catalina38.org
> [mailto:listserve-bounces at catalina38.org] On Behalf Of Tom T.
> Sent: Monday, June 09, 2008 12:30 PM
> To: Catalina 38 Listserve
> Subject: Re: [C38] One of my many projects
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> Hi Phil,
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> 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.
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> Tom Troncalli
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> The Renata hull #95
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>         ----- Original Message ----- 
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>         From: Phil Gay 
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>         To:Listserve at catalina38.org
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>         Sent: 6/9/2008 2:29:51 PM 
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>         Subject: [C38] One of my many projects
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>         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.
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>         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.
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>         Phil Gay
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>         C38 049 Que Linda
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>         Everett, WA
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