Joe
Member II
Attached are photographs of the chainplates taken from an E25 CB boat. On the port side the RC logo faces the bulkhead while on starboard side the RC logo faces the cabin (in other words, the chainplate side with two bulkhead holes face the hull while the side with three bulkhead holes face cabin on either side of the boat).
So far so good: BUT the chainplates have a slight bend in them near the RC logos (seen from the side in the second photograph) -- both bends are concave at the logo and slightly diagonal where they exit the deck. This means that the starboard chainplate will be bent slightly aft at the deck while the port chainplate will be bent slightly forward.
This makes no sense to me and I'm assuming that the chainplates should be flat and that stresses from the standing rigging caused these bends over the last 30 years.
Following Guy Stevens' advice elsewhere on this board, I'm having new chainplates made in electro-polished 316L SS and need to verify that the chainplates should be flat before I proceed.
Any comments will be appreciated.
So far so good: BUT the chainplates have a slight bend in them near the RC logos (seen from the side in the second photograph) -- both bends are concave at the logo and slightly diagonal where they exit the deck. This means that the starboard chainplate will be bent slightly aft at the deck while the port chainplate will be bent slightly forward.
This makes no sense to me and I'm assuming that the chainplates should be flat and that stresses from the standing rigging caused these bends over the last 30 years.
Following Guy Stevens' advice elsewhere on this board, I'm having new chainplates made in electro-polished 316L SS and need to verify that the chainplates should be flat before I proceed.
Any comments will be appreciated.