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chain plates, shrouds

Posted By: marc s2 6.7 #78, Lake Tahoe
Date: 6/30/03 2:34a.m.

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Iwould appreciate some feedback from other owners. 1. My chainplates have a small 1/4 inch rod welded on perpindicular to the long axis just below where they go through the deck. Are they all this way on these boats, and why? 2. last season I had this " rod" come through the deck, cracking things as it went, but the chaiplate did not appear to have moved, so I reasoned that the deck must have flexed downwards when the shrouds were heavily loaded. I repaired this, and it happened again. Anyone else seen something similar? 3. In heavier air, 15-20kn, my leward shrouds are going fairly slack, more so w/ increased backstay. Do any of you have tension numbers from loos gauge that are working for you? Is the mast so bendy that this will happen anyways?

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 chain plates, shrouds  -- marc s2 6.7 #78, Lake Tahoe -- 6/30/03 2:34a.m.

Re: chain plates, shrouds -- Kurt Schrantz, 6.7 #49 -- 6/30/03 5:47a.m.

 

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