[Rhodes22-list] Chain plate replacement

[Dana]

I had the same guy that did Slim's do all four of mine two years ago.  He was able to get at everything by removing ports.  So mine looks just like Slim's from the outside, but there are no access holes/plates inside the cabin.

-Dana



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From: Andrew Collins <sailingvesselcarmen at gmail.com>
To: The Rhodes 22 Email List <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
Sent: Thursday, October 13, 2011 3:45 PM
Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Chain plate replacement

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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