I recently purchased a 1981 CD 22. I've also read a lot questions about chain plates on this info board. I have two questions;
How can the chain plates be inspected?
Does anyone know when the manufacturer started using Stainless steel for chain plates and on which boates?
Thanks for any help you can shed on the possibly catistrophic topic.!
Dennis Truett
CD22 #25
truettdc@frontiernet.net
Cain plates - Inspection procedure- and mfg dates
Moderator: Jim Walsh
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Dana Arenius
Re: Cain plates - Inspection procedure- and mfg dates
Dennis,
You may be in luck with a CD22. Mine is a 85 CD26 with SS plates which are not glassed into the hull The plate clearly only backs the deck and hull flange.....easy to see on the CD26.
Look at the inside hull to deck joint near the bulkhead. This is the usual place for manufacturers to install the upper and lower stroud thru bolting. Mine has the center upper shroud very near the bulkhead to hull joint. The forward lower shroud and upper shroud bolting is just forward of the bulkhead, the back lower shroud is just aft of the main cabin bulkhead. The bolting near the bulkhead helps spread the shroud loading to the hull via the bulkhead. I am also lucky that for the CD26...the head liner does not go all the way to the side of the hull. There is about 3-4 inches of access "gap" thru which I can se and easily reach the bolting. The edges of the head liner has a counter sunk flange where, I imagine, a teak trim filler plate could be used to fill the headliner to hull gap. The trim piece could be screwed on for easy removal.
Just go looking for where the shrouds enter into your boat and where the forestay and backstay enter. The later will require you to crawl into the sail locker and the forepeak locker to see. Take a small toy magnet with you to test the material.
Dana
darenius@aol.com
You may be in luck with a CD22. Mine is a 85 CD26 with SS plates which are not glassed into the hull The plate clearly only backs the deck and hull flange.....easy to see on the CD26.
Look at the inside hull to deck joint near the bulkhead. This is the usual place for manufacturers to install the upper and lower stroud thru bolting. Mine has the center upper shroud very near the bulkhead to hull joint. The forward lower shroud and upper shroud bolting is just forward of the bulkhead, the back lower shroud is just aft of the main cabin bulkhead. The bolting near the bulkhead helps spread the shroud loading to the hull via the bulkhead. I am also lucky that for the CD26...the head liner does not go all the way to the side of the hull. There is about 3-4 inches of access "gap" thru which I can se and easily reach the bolting. The edges of the head liner has a counter sunk flange where, I imagine, a teak trim filler plate could be used to fill the headliner to hull gap. The trim piece could be screwed on for easy removal.
Just go looking for where the shrouds enter into your boat and where the forestay and backstay enter. The later will require you to crawl into the sail locker and the forepeak locker to see. Take a small toy magnet with you to test the material.
Dana
darenius@aol.com
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Dennis Truett
Re: Cain plates - Inspection procedure- and mfg dates
Dana: Thanks for the reply... Since I have the boat home, I climbed up and did the inspection last night. I am in luck. The 22 also has the space between the hull and deck. The SS plates were right there.Since this is an 1981 boat anyone else will now know that post 81 boats should be in good shape. Also, I wanted you to know how much I appreciated YOUR web site. I bought this boat last week and wanted to show my family some pictures of it. Lo & behold, I found you web site with thoes great pictures. I noticed that your picture of a CD22 has an ice box opposite the sink. Mine doesn't have one, probably because it is an early 22. Thanks again for your help
Dennis
truettdc@frontiernet.net
Dennis
truettdc@frontiernet.net