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If you are allergic to dust, don’t even think about restoring an old boat. It seems like we have been sanding on Daydream for years. My daughter has tackled the outside. She recently completed sanding the topside and is now busy on the bottom. For a break, she sands the deck.
The aft chain plates on Columbia 10.7 (as well as other boats) is a known problem. The chain plate for that shroud is attached to a short cabinet in the cabin. Over the years, the tabbing breaks and allows the chain plate to pull up on the deck, often cracking it and allowing water into the core.
I solved the problem by changing to a longer chain plate that extended below the cabinet and tying that chain plate to the lower stringer with a short cable. The stringer was also reinforced to resist the upwards pull of the shround. Pictures follow!
