Water on the chainplate without the presence of sufficient oxygen can cause inter granular corrosion of the stainless. But to ascertain a true fix, pull the chain plate and probe the inside of the holes with an ice pick.

Talk to our expert team about our selection of metal and chain accessories, perfect for load bearing and assisting with the lifting and moving of heavy objects on site. Please include what you were doing when this page came up and the Cloudflare Ray ID found at the bottom of this page. If I want to remove and replace the piece of wood on both sides, what kind of solid wood would bond better to the side of the hull? Trying hard to remove the old silicone on one instance I took out a huge piece of an even older provisional filling of the gone Balsa core. On port side I found the core of the roof gone in a radius of up to 10 centimeters, starboard side is a bit less severe but again I too out a lot of wet shreds of rotten Balsa wood.

But instead of doing it right he opted for simply filling up the hole between the two GRP-layers of the roof with soft silicone. Unless the middle layer isn´t made of foam but of Balsa wood instead there´s a danger of the wood to simply rot. At first: Where silicone once was something else wouldn´t adhere unless the surface is sanded properly. On starboard side a major part of the wooden cover is therefore destroyed and will have to be rebuild. This is something that I have concerns about but the prospect of removing the chainplates for a look and see is daunting.

As I could see after removing of the wooden cover and the faux leather at least two of the shrouds did get leaky over time allowing small amounts of water penetrate the cabin.As the UK’s architectural ironmongery expert, we know how to get the job done to the highest specification with the correct tools and equipment for your project. The chain plate itself is screwed tightly with five bolts each to a counter part on the opposite side of the beam. I went to the marina today, and this time I removed some of the rotted wood, and took some pictures, and as you can see it extends close to the plates. Google West Epoxy or Fibre Glast 2000 resin for details but I am sure there are European equivalents. When he came to look at them he decided the best repair was to inject acetone along the inside of the holes.

I also found out that the wood extends to the level were you put the cushions, and not bellow, as you can see in the pictures. This distributes the load across the hull, making it possible for a somewhat lighter hull to support the load of the shrouds and stays.As I was taking off the chain plates from the outside I could already spot the dark brown color of rotten wood. Lead times are shown on the product and trolley pages and are always advertised in working days (Monday to Friday). Credit subject to status, UK residents only, Toolstation Ltd, acts as a broker and offers finance from a restricted range of finance providers, PayPal Credit is a trading name of PayPal UK Ltd, Whittaker House, Whittaker Avenue, Richmond-Upon-Thames, Surrey, United Kingdom, TW9 1EH.

I like the design of my boat, the space, and the way it handle in rough weather, and I like to keep it if possible. The pre-owners of my ship did notice a problem with the chain plates: On three of the chain plates I found thick layers of silicone sealing mass, something the Fiskars yard back in 1975 surely didn´t had at hand. Eventually the whole system will begin to shift and move, will work fractions of millimeters up and down. The chain keeper will bridge the gap from the open door to where the magnet is mounted and can be cut down to size.The cupboard is forward of the rotten bit where the chainplate attaches, followed by the main bulkhead forward of that? So like a dentist with his hellish instruments I was probing through the screw-holes into the core of the beams.