[Rhodes22-list] Chain plate replacement

[Andrew Collins]

Thank you! Very helpful !

Andrew

On Thu, Oct 13, 2011 at 2:05 PM, Lowe, Rob <rlowe at vt.edu> wrote:

> Andrew,
> We just covered this not long ago.  Here are photos of the replacement that
> Slim did (or had done) after consulting with Stan.  You are correct, the
> chain plate does bend 90 when it comes through the cabin top and is screwed
> to the bottom of the plywood in the cabin top.  Both Slim and I mounted our
> replacement through the cabin side.  Both of us opened up the headliner by
> cutting it and covering with a plate.  From a previous post...
>
> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Bad News
>
> Not too bad.  Here are some photos of what Slim did when he had a pulled
> chain plate.
>
>
> http://www.rhodes22.org/pipermail/rhodes22-list/attachments/20080828/739e8461/attachment-0001.jpg
>
> Above shows backing block epoxied to the outside skin after an access hole
> is cut in the cabin liner.
>
>
> http://www.rhodes22.org/pipermail/rhodes22-list/attachments/20080828/739e8461/attachment-0002.jpg
>
>
> Shows attachment screws that are drilled through cabin side and inner
> backing block.  I used nylons screws for this instead of metal because I
> wanted the screws to break if this ever happened again.  Didn't want the
> whole cabin side being ripped out.
>
>
> http://www.rhodes22.org/pipermail/rhodes22-list/attachments/20080828/739e8461/attachment.jpg
>
>
> Shows cover plate over access hole.
>
>
> The inner chain plates bend once they come through the cabin top and are
> screwed into the cabin top plywood under the cabin liner.  What Slim and I
> both did was mounted a straight chain plate to the boat and attach it
> through the side of the cabin.  I'm pretty sure Stan came up with this
> repair.  I'm using Slim's photo's since he did a neater job than I did. -
> rob
>
>
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