The first link shows a try fit plywood. Not there yet.
[img]http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j19/t ... 0_0232.jpg[/img]
The 2nd shows the completed installation.
[img]http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j19/t ... 0_0247.jpg[/img]
Oh My God.
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tartansailor
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tartansailor
- Posts: 1528
- Joined: Aug 30th, '05, 13:55
- Location: CD25, Renaissance, Milton, DE
It's Not Cape Dory's Fault
I feel that I owe this to the Company, CD-25 owners and CD-25 wanna-be's.
In the course of sanding the deck in preparation for refinishing, it became obvious that some previous owner relocated all of the stanchion bases, as evidenced by patterns of plugged drill holes.
For what ever reason, I do not have a clew.
Who ever did the job failed to apply bedding compound under those bases! That allowed water intrusion and destruction of the backing plate.
As an extra precaution, I added "O" rings to each fastener, in addition to the bedding compound, along with new locking nuts and lock washers.
Access to the plate surface necessitated a cut-out in the locker.
Now I have an added compartment there.
I hope this dispels any fears CD-25 owners may have.
Dick
In the course of sanding the deck in preparation for refinishing, it became obvious that some previous owner relocated all of the stanchion bases, as evidenced by patterns of plugged drill holes.
For what ever reason, I do not have a clew.
Who ever did the job failed to apply bedding compound under those bases! That allowed water intrusion and destruction of the backing plate.
As an extra precaution, I added "O" rings to each fastener, in addition to the bedding compound, along with new locking nuts and lock washers.
Access to the plate surface necessitated a cut-out in the locker.
Now I have an added compartment there.
I hope this dispels any fears CD-25 owners may have.
Dick
more food for thought
I have thought about this also for my Ty. I'd just like a little more peace of mind, but like Henry, I don't want to chew up the encapsulated fiberglass just to find out, so here's what I'm thinking...
Put another backing plate on the inside of the cabin right beneath the original encapsulated plate. Drill two more holes through the top of the chainplate, about 1/2" inside the existing two, all the way through the encapsulated steel and into the interior of the cabin. Then drill two more holes about 1/2" just *outside* the chainplate. Then use the holes as a guide for where to drill on the new backing plate. Then get some 5200 and caulk the hell out of it.
As I see it, the worst that can happen is that I have drilled through a perfectly good chainplate/ backing plate and added a new backing plate inside the cabin that I actually have easy access to. The best is obvious - I've averted a potentially disastrous situation by installing a more robust backing plate than the one that came with the boat w/o having to cut through the original fiberglass encapsulation. Does anybody see any problems I haven't thought of?
Finally, a side note on the use of plywood...
My Ty had plywood backing plates on both the outboard mount and the large cleat on the aft deck. I replaced them both w/ SS, but I wonder if the plywood was installed in the factory or by the PO. Any other Ty owners see this also?
Put another backing plate on the inside of the cabin right beneath the original encapsulated plate. Drill two more holes through the top of the chainplate, about 1/2" inside the existing two, all the way through the encapsulated steel and into the interior of the cabin. Then drill two more holes about 1/2" just *outside* the chainplate. Then use the holes as a guide for where to drill on the new backing plate. Then get some 5200 and caulk the hell out of it.
As I see it, the worst that can happen is that I have drilled through a perfectly good chainplate/ backing plate and added a new backing plate inside the cabin that I actually have easy access to. The best is obvious - I've averted a potentially disastrous situation by installing a more robust backing plate than the one that came with the boat w/o having to cut through the original fiberglass encapsulation. Does anybody see any problems I haven't thought of?
Finally, a side note on the use of plywood...
My Ty had plywood backing plates on both the outboard mount and the large cleat on the aft deck. I replaced them both w/ SS, but I wonder if the plywood was installed in the factory or by the PO. Any other Ty owners see this also?