Fixman 566783 Chain Plate Electro Galvanised Staple 50 mm x 50 mm

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Eventually the whole system will begin to shift and move, will work fractions of millimeters up and down. Even though, I consider myself a novice in sailing, but I know for sure that there are many of you out there that have so much experience in sailboat structure, and I will wait patiently for your feedback. I first had a close examination of the chain plates themselves: Can I spot marks of extreme abrasion such as hair cracks, deep rust or staining that could be an indicator for extreme high forces and fatigue of material? And having water coming down the chain plates, having seen some of the bolts covered in silicone I had the impression that maybe some of the moisture did as well creep into the wooden core of the sandwich-construction. As a yachtmaster you should pay close attention to seal your chain plates both on the roof of your cabin as well as in the duct itself and finally down inside in the cabin itself.

The cupboard is forward of the rotten bit where the chainplate attaches, followed by the main bulkhead forward of that? A lot more made it onto the list during work, I guess that´s the normal way when digging deeper and deeper into the bowels of an old ship. And, well, yes, with a sigh … some more items made it onto my to-do list after some 3 hours of work. when the assembly is dis-assembled, I would consider non destructive testing of the chainplate itself.PS: Best advice, higher a rigger (no dog in the fight) they are very familiar with substructures to the rigging, and can give you some sound advice on what direction to take for proper repairs. After putting some 3 hours of work into this first step of working on the chain plates of my sailing yacht I concluded work and sat down to think of the next steps to go in this part of the refit program. As I could see after removing of the wooden cover and the faux leather at least two of the shrouds did get leaky over time allowing small amounts of water penetrate the cabin. When exposed to constant moisture – as it is the case when used trying to seal the duct of the chain plates – it will rather soak and swell and quickly loose it´s (nevertheless poor) sealing qualities.

I also found out that the wood extends to the level were you put the cushions, and not bellow, as you can see in the pictures. Over the years (55+) surveying, I inspected many dismastings and partials because of partial and full bulkheads shreading apart, the ones that did retain the rig was only because the chain plate bolts caught on the bottom side of the deck. The OP said it was a triangle so I assume it goes down the hull behind the settee which is bonded to the hull and part of the cabinetry. Not very much, I have to state, and I am very relieved not to find the boat completely worn out because having to replace the whole system would be a catastrophe. I spoke to my surveyor about it and he wanted me to drill a few 1” holes to see if the water had penetrated the wood.So like a dentist with his hellish instruments I was probing through the screw-holes into the core of the beams. As the UK’s architectural ironmongery expert, we know how to get the job done to the highest specification with the correct tools and equipment for your project. On port side it´s the chain plate of the lower shroud on starboard side it´s the shroud coming directly over the spreader down which is leaking.