The aft chain plates on my Columbia 10.7 had a problem; the tabbing on the hanging locker had broken, allowing the shroud to poll up the chain plate and crack the deck. That allowed water to leak into the deck core, weakening it.
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Rigging & Such
January 26, 2012
October 12, 2011
Chain Plate Reinforcement
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!
October 08, 2011
October 01, 2011
June 26, 2010
June 29, 2009
Miscellaneous Matilda Meanderings...
I've received a spate of questions about small boat rigging details, some from the Matilda 20 Forum and some from other venues. Instead of trying to answer them in individual posts, I've decided to incorporate them in one omnibus posting.
Rigging Details:
One question concerned how the tack of the Matilda mainsail was restrained. Here you see my solution. Originally, the was a small hole for a cotter pin. The cotter pin passed through a grommet at the tack of the sail. I drilled to hole out and now use a 1/4" Qik-Pin. The pin is tied to the gooseneck by a short lanyard so it doesn't get lost.
June 18, 2009
Building a Better Mast Step
I knew I was in trouble when I tried to unbolt the mast step on my Columbia 26. I had been working on a complete restoration and needed to remove the mast step to repaint the deck. A Columbia 26 has a deck stepped mast. The mast rides on a cast aluminum mast step. That was the start of the problem.
February 19, 2009
New Chainplates for Old
The result of salt water leaking behind the aluminum chainplate.
