[Public-list] chainplates/bolt size

[Mike Lehman]

I was sailing next to Second-2-Nun on the Choptank River when the port 
forward chainplate pulled through his deck. He did not lose the mast, he was 
lucky.



Mike Lehman
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----Original Message Follows----
From: "Roger L Kingsland" <rkingsland101 at ksba.com>
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Subject: Re: [Public-list] chainplates/bolt size
Date: Wed, 5 Oct 2005 08:01:44 -0400

Dan,

Only failure I know of is when Yves Gélinas lost the mast on Jean-Du-Sud
while in the southern ocean.  Chain plate pulled out of the deck; timberrr.
Perhaps reliance on the "if it ain't broke, don't fix it" philosophy should
be disproportional to the distance one ventures from shore.

Roger




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----- Original Message -----
From: "dan walker" <dsailormon at yahoo.com>
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Sent: Tuesday, October 04, 2005 10:04 PM
Subject: [Public-list] chainplates/bolt size


 > i know everyone recommends increasing the size of the hardware attaching
the chainplates to the bulkheads, but has there ever been a documented
failure.?i was staring at mine and they "appear" fine, but of course i
cannot see what is in the wood.
 >
 > also, a pretty good squeeze for a fat guy like me in the hanging locker.
 > oh yeah, i am also re learning the old saying, if it aint broke dont fix
it
 > dan
 > rascal 145
 >
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